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TIME next session of this Institution, Rev PETER
Il CRAWFORD, AM, President, will commence on
the Second Monday in September next.
The session of ten months, forty weeks is divided
into two terms of five months twenty weeks, each
Each young lady is required furnish her towels bowl
and pitcher looking glass and bedding that is, bed
clothes including bolster and pillow. If she prefers
that these things should be furnished she is charged
$500 per term in addition to regular rates of board
Each young lady is bound for the whole term of five
months and deduction is made, in board tuition
except in case of proracted sickness of more than two
weeks duration at time. In the event of death money
advanced is refunded IN due proportion
- If young lady enters the College in two weeks
after the beginning of the term, she is charged with
the whole term.
Rates of Tuition, Board. &c.
Board including washing, lights, &C., in advance, at
the beginning of each term, in GOLD or its
equivalent, per month. th........--...........sl5 sl5 90
Tuition in the solid branches So 90 to 5 90
Music with the use Of instrument. 90
Inc1dentaiS, per term = w
- All charges except for board payable in .. ).
currency THOMAS NJ. GATLIN,
President Board of Trustees.
L. L. T0MKIES, Secy.
a.fqust A. 1862 Tsm
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McFARLASD's CouNsEL.-says the New York Star,
of the 10th The entire array of counsel engaged for
the Mcfarland defence includes John Graham Elbridge
T. Gerry and G. s. Spencer. Mr.. Graham will attend
to the legal points and the others to the facts We
gard the retaining of Mr.. Gerry as point of great
strength. He is one of the best read most careful
and most profound lawyers the bar. As unit, the
defence is exceptionally strong and may infer the
difficulties the senior encountered from the fact of his
securing Mr.. Gerry.
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MTgGFT,T,ANEOUS

New YORK, Dec 2S.-The following statements in
regard to the mails for Great Britain published
The Postmaster General agreed to postal concession
with Great Britain by which postage between the two
countries are reduced from twelve to six cents per
letter, without making any arrangement whatever for
transportation. On the Esd of December the lines
carrying the mails from this port were notified that
after the lst of January they would only getwo cents
letter or six cents an ounce for carrying the mails
The lines Immediately informed the Department they
could not perform the service.
Ten Spanish gunboas still at the Quarantine await
ing full crews. Their departure is improbable under
ten days.
Steamship San Jacnto, from Savannah, passed two
Spanish gunboas The impression is that they was ac-
cdently separated from the main feet.
New YORK Dec. 29-It is reported that Creswe
has contracted with the Williams & Guion and Ma
tional Steamship Companies for Atlantic mails.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-Two hundred and fifty Chi
nese departed steamer Mississippi foT Texas rail
roads
Sr LOUIS, Dec. 29.-Tbe Chinese board the
steamer Mississippi in charge of Gen. j. g. Walker,
contractor of the Central Texas railroad who brought
them from California on his own account. His con-
tract is for three years He furnishes them with fare
from and to San Francisco, and pays twenty dollars
per month and feed.
SAN Francisco, Dec. ga dispatch from Virginia
City says that distinct shocks Of earthquake
felt in Marposa. Mines uniniured.
MONTREAL Dec. 29-Caldwe was committed for
extradtion.
Heavy earthquake at St. Paul, forty miles below
Quebec. Lasted one minute
SAN Francisco, Dec. 31.-Addtional shocks of
earthquake were felt in Virginia City. The citizens
alarmed.
LOUISVILLE Dec. 81 The great Southern mail
route from New York, Boston and the northeastern
cities, heretofore going to Washington, Richmond and
Lynchburg, to Mobile and New Orleans, has been
changed via Cincinnati and Louisville. The Louisville
and Cincinnati short line railroad running three daily
trains from Cincinnati, and making close connection
at Louisville with the Nashville and Memphis lines and
the coast
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TEXAS BEEr.-The New Orleans Picayune Of the
25tb says this beef is working steadily into favor
and the enormous price of pork, will doubt, cause
many Southern planters to abandon the products of
the hog for bis beef As have before stated, lot
sent to France, and thence to the Mediterranean
sea on cruise, and afterwards found to be in good
condition, The experimenters, indeed were so well
satisfied that they in treaty for large lot for
that market Parties here offer to furnish round lots
for export put up in such packages and of whatever
kind may be desired
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The Boston journal speaks of the West as fast be-
coming more yrannical and exacting than the South
ever was or ever thought of being" We find this be-
lief quite current in the New England and Middle
States On the other hand, there is feeling, now
quite often expressed in the West that the Northern
and Eastern States are "grasping and monopolisng "
in their course especially in everything requiring Con-
oressional action.
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FAILURE OF HEAVY CATTLE DEALERs.-We copy as
follows from the Waco Register of the 18th ult:
of the failure of the Mccoy Bros, the most extensive
cattle dealers in the northwest. Mr. j. says their fail
total and complete for the present least Those
Of whom they lately bought cattle credit will lose
all with few exceptions. We did not understand Mr..
j. to attribute the failure to design the part of the
McGoys.
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The Empress Eugene communicated with her hus
band by telegraph two three times day during her
suez journey, receiving the most minute details Of
domestic interest and his Msjestys remarks upon his
entertainment at the theatres he visited and forth
She teiegraphed complaints to the Fceroy from the
remote points in the desert which she visited, if her
home dispatches than two or three hours in
reaching her.
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GAMBLING PROHIBITED. - One Buell., the military
autocrat in command of the port of Jefferson, has
issued order prohibiting gambling within the city
limits of Jefferson in particular, and the hull in gen.
eral under penalty of old Buels sockade and mill
tary commission
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GOLD NOTES.-The Louisville Courier ournal has
special at Washington, who states that member of
the Senate Finance Committee has prepared bill to
be introduced in January providing for the issue of
gold notes. or gold certificates by the Treasury of all
denominations, to the extent of $3o,ooo,oOO. 1t is
claimed that this would be an important step towards
specie payments, without involving any very great
risks The notes to be redeemable at holders op-
ton, in gold, and are to be used in business trans
actions
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Major A S. Rose, who was an express carrier during
the war, found dead in his room in Galveston, on
Monday. He had been drinking for some time. The
coroners jury decided that the deceased came to his
death from disease and excessive dissipation. The
deceased was well known in this city and Jefferson.
At the latter place he kept drinking saloon, and had
to leave the place-having killed policeman.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-01-05

PRESTO, CHANGE.-The New York Express says be-
fore the war we had one of the largest commercial
marines in the world, and considering the Importance
of that, one of the smallest navies Now we have a
powerful navy and very little commerce. Cause-Ad-
miral Semmes and Radical tariff.
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KANSAS CoRN.-A correspondent says there are
some specimens of Kansas corn on exhibition in the
committee rooms of the United States Senate which
regarded the finest in the world. What is claimed as
specially noteworthy is the length of the grain, which
is nearly threequarers of nch and as close as it
is possible pack it. The cob is very large and the
yield to the acre is112 bushels.
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GIN BURNED IN RAPIDEs.-We clip the following
item from the Alexandria Democrat of the 22d
The steam gin of DR.. Clarke, on Bayou Rapides,
was burned Saturday morning last, about O'Clock
The fire is supposed to be the work of incendary
About twenty bales CT cotton lost The loss falls
heavily on DR.. Clarke, as there no insurance on
the buildings. w
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MoRrUARY.-The New Orleans Picayune of the 2sth
is pleased to announce decrease in the number of
Deaths for the week previous, from smallpox Also
decline in the total number of deaths The decrease
in both is but seven, yet small though it be- the de-
cline is most welcome, especially in so loathsome
plague as smallpox
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| GAMBLING IN New YoRK.-A New York exchange
says there are about eight thousand regular gamblers
in that city, besides the proprieors and Dealers and
their winnings average $4,000 nightly. The total
losses against faro and poeypaying foot up the enor
nous sum of S., ,0OO,0 600 per annum. That is gam
bling to some purpose.
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No. 23.
III. schneider---sn Fvantfn1 p;ooranbv

H. schnelder---An EVentful Biography.
schneider was first known in America as a sort of
hanger-on OF the kniekerbockers He was afterwards
member of the Council of New Amsterdam and ad
yoeated the measure of building that iuvescent cty
upon piles. True there was the greatest abundance Of
dry ground, but" says Schneider at will not be
like old Amsterdam if it is not built on pilesn CThis
speech was delivered in very low Dutch)
tindng that his political sentiments did not comport
with the opinions of the agehe being too fast or too
slow which, he never knew-he retired from public
life and after many years heard of as the proprie
tor and conductor Of grst-nll, moved by water.
power IN this new business he prospered for while
but having been, By an nfexible neighbor forced to
the Illuminating confession Ven de water ish low, unit
men sthores sh dull zumtimes takes IeetIe too
mooch toll it seems that his mill fell into disrepute
and he was forced to retire from the business
We might trace hra through many vicissitudes, but
the details would be tedious and we hasten to the grand
catastrophe which drove him from this country
DR.. " Watts says that more men have been grinned
out OF the truth than reasoned into t-Schneider was
grinned out OF America by joke We presume that
all men Qnelading large proportion of all mems
wives have heard ofthe celebrated joke on Schneider
1t at least too well known 20 need repetition in this
brief sketch.
1t was too much for Schneider; it bore him down
and drifted him away
We thought that Schneider was done for: the crush
ing effect of the joke presumed, would follow him
even across the Atlantic, and we had ceased to think
of him until, startled by recent French telegram, as
follows: M. Schneider has been elected President
of the Corps Legisatif.n Here is sudden elevation
from what supposed to be corpse the Presidency
of Corps Legislatf! VS.
Some doubt the identity of the man because of his
being announced II. Schneider For the benefit of
such Ignorant people, offer the following transla-
ton NJ, in French, stands for Monsieur, which cor.
responds, in English, to Mister in Dutch to Mester
in Anglo-Duteh, to Meeshter. This clears all doubt
and the NJ Schneider of the Corps Legislatff is the
identical Meeshter Schneider whom we all know.
We felt satisfied of it all the time. There is but
one genuine Sebneider-all the rest are spurious.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-01-05

The Spanish captured at Magma large quantity OF
provisions ammunition and important correspondence.
Insurgents continue to present themselves to the
Spanish authorities for pardon
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-01-05

HEAVY DAMAGEs.-0ne Richardson, who, during
the military reign in Tennessee was by order of Capt
Clingan tied up by the thumbs to telegraph pole, at
Huubolt, eight hours, and vino subsequently brought
suit recovered $4,000 damages the other day in the
Circuit Court of that place.
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Shreveport University.

TUyHE SECOND SESSION ofthis Institution will com
Il mence on Monday, Septem ber 6, 1869, under
the superintendent of Prof. GEO E. THATCHER
assisted by sufficient number of able and experienced
educators to give efficiency to every department.
While the of instruction in the classes will be
thorough and complete, pains will be spared to meet
the increasing wants of community in the Commercial
Department.
Rates of Tuition, &C., per Session:
Primary Department. $50 90
Academic Department ................. 25 90
Preparatory Department. ent................. 80 W
Collegiate Department t.................... 80 10
Board per session. including washing lights &c. 80 90
One-half payable in advance; balance at the middle
of session.
No deduction will be made from the above rates, ex
cept of protracted sickness Students charged
from time of entrance Each boarder will be expected
to furnish his wash-basn pitcher, looking glass,
towels and bedding, except mattress and bedstead
JOHN n. HOWELL,
President Board of Trustees.
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DAVID CRESWELL.

DAN III CRES w ELL,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, Shreve-
IA port Louisiana-Will practice in the parishes OF
Caddo, DeSoto and Bossier and will attend to in
the District Supreme and Federal Courts.
Office corner of Texas and Spring streets, over Sale
& Murphys store. Ja3o ~
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SHALL THE PLANTER SELL HIS CoTToN 2-The New
Orleans Bulletin of the 9th speaks follows on this
subject
That men having currency debts to pay should be
reluctant to sell at falling currency prices quite nat
ura and if they had reasonable assurance that these
prices would rise in not great while they could hard
ly be blamed for waiting for that contingency, and
asking for corresponding delay from creditors But
where the grounds for such an assurance2 The
holding back debtor is certain to incur increase of
his burden in the shape of interest and the shape of
whatever further appreciation may take place in
rency but there does appear the ghost of prob
ability that currency prices by of currency de-
probation, will considerably advance during the pres
ent winter
The New England interest is faithfully represented
in the financial department of the Government and is
able to WELD powerful influence over the financial
deliberations of Congress Now this interest holds the
relation of capitalist and purchaser to Southern cot
ton and Western wheat and it certainly will not
sent to have its hoard of current money deprecated
and current prices proportonatey up, while it is
in the act of investing in the the other of these
products.
As for the holding back planter, who has few no
liabilities to trouble him. his delay to sell appears SIM
ply tatIous in the face OF the fact h the gold price
Of cotton is fully up to what it was last winter, although
every cotton market in the world confidently antic
pates that the crop of 1869 will prove materially
larger than the crop of 1s67-s.
1t is in the interest of both the encumbered and
encumbered holders back of cotton, not less than of
those who have based legitimate calculations of bus
ness the unrestrcted sale of the present crop at ell
igibe prices that we have from the beginning depre-
Gated this policy of gratutous delay.
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Obituary notices. marriages, public meetlngs, caTas
of thanks, etc., to be paid for advertisements.
The DAILY SoUTH-WEsTERE will be published on
Thursdays, Fridays Saturdays Sundays, and Tues
days the Weekly making its appearance on Wednes-
day mornings containing the latest news up to the
hour of going to press Terms of subscription to the
Daily, Fifteen Dollars per annum; Eight Dollars for
ak months; One Dollar and Half per month; Paya-
Ole IN advance. Single copies Te1 Gents
RATES OF ADVERTISING:
Advertisements inserted at the rate OF 81 81 per
square of eight lines, for the first insertion, ana 10
cents for each additional insertion. Liberal ded4c-
tons made to those who advertise by the quarter or by
the
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Berghouse, an old and skIlltul physician.
Texas ITEMs.-We copy as follows from the Jeffer
son Daily Times and Republican, of the 31st ult:
AUSTIN, Dec 2s, 1869.
R. W. Loughery Davis majority is nine hundred
and nineteen, or is reported Armstrong is elected to
Congress by eight hundred majority.
(Signed) I. 0. WALKER.
Re5eaSed.-Mr. W. D. Talaferro, who has been con-
fined in the stockade for some weeks released on
the 26th instant by the commanding officer of this
post. We are not aware that any charges were ever
made against him
FIRE IN GRAYsoN CoUNTY-We copy as follows from
the Sherman Courier of the 18th:
We learn that about o'clock in the night Of - last
week, the Kentuckytown Mill, owned by W. N. Say
age, and the cotton gin attached caught fire. Supposed
by accdent) and were consumed, together with the
grain in the mill and about 70 bales of cotton in the
gin.
OUACHITA PARIsH.-We copy follows from the
Monroe Integencer of the 22d:
We learn that Monday last DR.. Marble returned
to Morehouse parish from Virginia with one hundred
and thirty aborers, He leaves Immediately another
trip and proposes bringing about five hundred.
We also learn that Mr. G. L. Herndon left Chicago
on Monday last with number of Scandinavians for
this parish.
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TT. A.
MUTT & LEONARD,

7 r \ S AT I "
Shreveport, Louisiana.
WILL practice in the Courts of the parishes of Cad
w do, DeSoto Bossier, Claiborne and Bienvlle,
and in the Supreme Court Of the State. LJyl2
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DEATHS IN New ORLEANs.-The Picayune of the
2Sh announces the death of three prominent citizens
of that city, viz: GEeenburg Dorsey, aged 50 years
of the Port under Tyers administration; A. B. James,
an old and very wealthy merchant and DR.. George H.
Berghouse, an old and skillful physician.
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MALL PAPER
on

w 1000 pieces WALL PAPER, of all
qualities. some very rich new styles. Also % pairs
PAINTED WINDOW SHADES of different lengths
and widths with fixtures Just received by
J. II. REYNOLDS, 81 Texas street.
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ROBERT T. BUCKNER,
COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS, Powers of Attorney,
" &C. for all the Southern and most of the North
ern States. Office
n24wly1 Shreveport, La.
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Texas ITEMs.-We copy follows from the Jeher
son Daily Times and Republican, of the 31st ut.
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~ T y. NJ S.:

rrp SorTq-WrsrERx is published weekly, at FIVE
,oIr,rsnnr anDum THREE for six months, payable in
srance. No subscription taken fora less period than
So months. l.. 800
most Office the South Western will be furnished at four
dollars per copy for year.
ADvERrIsEmESrs inserted at the rate of 81 so PER
SQUARE for the first insertion and Is CENTS 1or each
SUBSEQUENT one Eight lines or less, constitute
square The following rates to yearly advertis
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KEACHI FEMALE COLLEGE,

Shreveport, August II, 1869 [tf
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-17
LETTER FROM KENTUCKY.

HoPKINsvILLE, ky, Jan. u. 1870.
Editors JournaI:
Yesterdays paper brought US the
news of the latest display Of the pc
culiar type of mind and heart of Indi.
aua's quondam, but kicked out
tor, Jesse Dim Bright. Everybody
that has ever seer Jesse knows his
mental calibre is just large enough
(and no larger), to enable him to
originate and make a motion ike the
one we will mention.
1t seems that there is some sort of
charitable institution in Coyington,
or Newport, which wishes a charter
from the legislature. with the title OF
Abraham Lincoln Association"
The proper committee reported the
| bill. when Bright moved that it be
| recommitted, with instructions to
change the name, stating ia his speech
that he could never vote for anything
with that name, and the house OF
representatives re-committed the
bill, thus practically letting by
cones be by-gones.
A most diabolical murder was COM
mitted on the 10Th, at Guthrie City,
(southern terminus of the u h. 4
N. II. RI, by one Yancey, on the per
son Of A. III. Ewing, Esq. After
killing Ewing, the murderer coolly
turned the body into position and dis
charged a shot into each eye. Yam
cey is in custody.
The two foregoing items are the
worst things | can think of to write
to you, and | can't tell which Is the
meanest. They furnish their own
commentary, and l turn my pen to
other themes more complimentary to
my State, and especially to my town.
TO day the large tobacco house Of
Messrs. Alternately q Co., had their
first sale. Over thirty hogsheads
were on the breaks, and brought
good prices, ranging from 6 to IL
cents per pound. There was 4 great
crowd present, not only from cur own
county, but from abroad. The bid
ding was quite lively, and every thing
seems to auspicate favorably for this
enterprise in the midst Of One ofthe
greatest tobacco growing countries In
the world. These gentlemen have q
large new brick warehouse, recently
erected for the purpose, and every
thing seems favorable for building VI
a large trade here.
This would be the great adjunct Of
yoar city if the railroad were only
completed, and Evansville would dc
wisely to nurture this infant enter
prise.
By the way, how about the e H. &
n. Railroad? We hear but little Of
it over this way. and see much less
although l believe there are a few
hands doing a little work on it at one
point in this county. The lessees
seem to progress as quietly as a divorce
suit IN your State is currently report
ed to do. May il be rushed as speed
lily through. (This last is meant for
a $ ioak.') EDELWIES.