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MISCELLANEOUS.

New YORK April 19.-At the annual meeting OF
the Tammany Society Mr.. VIM. NJ Tweed was elected
Grand Sachem. Seats of the Young Democracy in the
general Tammany council were declared vacant.
The Silesa, with BurliDgame's remains, has arrived.
MEXICO April lG, via Havana.-Serious charges
have been preferred against Romero Secretary of the
Treasury The President has granted special powers
for the speedy trial of kidnappers and bandits.
MONTREAL, April l9.-Volunteers parade as usual,
but the Fenian excitement has subsidized. The Papal
Zouaves, recently returned from Rome, have offered
their services to the Government.
1t is stated that the Prince Arthur regiment of rifles
will form a part of the Red river expedition.
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FROM EUROPE.

PARIS, April l9.-Pnblc meetings commence next
week at which pcbiscitum will be discussed and the
people will be instructed in the proposed constitutional
changes.
MADRID, April l9.--The Government publishes an
official dispatch from Cuba announcing that the insur
gents attempted to pass Valmazeda's lines but were
defeated with loss of ITO killed and many surrender
ing to receive cemency of the Government
The probable question Of monarchy will be brought
before Cortes before the discussion to organize laws
which takes place at an early day.
LONDON, April 19-Pioneer, a steamer Of the new
line of steamers between Australia and California
sailed from Sidney, March 90.
PARIS, April 19.-All the leading papers appeared
in mourning this morning account of the death Of
Duchess Berre.
The committee of the international Association Of
Workmen last evening resolved to abstain from voting
on plebiscitum
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsnMGroN, April 10 Thomas Monroe is ap-
pointed PostoIice Agent for the district comprising
Louisiana and Texas, vice Taylor.
Revenue to-day $4,000
The trans continental railroad men had hearing be-
fore the House Pacific RAILROAD COMMITTEE to-day. No
action.
Sbephen Preston, white man, arrived as Hayden
Minister.
Delano decides that, tie first of May occurring on
Sunday bonds shall be dated May I'd.
Delano issued an order that Thomason's national
revenue stamp cancelIor may be used upon nstru-
ments and documents of writing and papers mentioned
and described in schedule B" internal laws.
This is the only machine prescribed by the Commis-
oner which cuts the date through the stamp and doc
ument fully identifying one with the other.
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dispatches from Tuesdays Daily. =
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsnIEaroN, April 16.-The House sub committee
on Commerce. composed Of W. A. Dixon, Sawyer,
Sheldon, Fnke and Patterson, have prepared bill
making appropriations for the improvement of rivers
and harbors. Among the sums agreed upon are for
DesMones rapids $4,000 Louisville canal, $780,
900; for removing distractions and snags from the
Mississippi river and tributaries $780, 900; for the
Ohio river $50 00O for the mouth of the Mississippi
river $500 OoO for He'll Gate New York harbor $3.50
OO0 besides other sums covering improvements all
parts of the country
WASHINGTON April Ex-senator Flanagan was ser
enaded last night and was introduced to the crowd by
yellow man named Sella Martin. Flanagan, in re-
spending said he hoped that he would never do Texas
an Injustice or while representing her. neglect her in
terests ON any occasion His speech was mainly de-
voted to railroad interests. Flanagan proposes the
removal of the Capital
New Mexico will be admitted this session, making
80 States
WASHINGTON, April Is Revenue to day $3.50, 900.
The Government has 10 adVices regarding the Fee
MAN raid on Canada
Coin in treasury Sll2, $50, 600, including s37 900,
600 coin certificates Currency balance $40 $50 COO
The steamer Sabine was at Gibralter March pod, and
all we'll
No nominations to day.
Gen Samuel Brick has been assigned 10 Gen Terry
Adjutant General
In explanation of the Georgia corruption resoution
the Star says it has been rumored about the capitol
that prominent Senator offered Georgia State
bond if be would vote against the Bingham amend.
ment, and the son-in-law Of another Senator of
fered large snm of money to influence the his
fatherin-law against that amendment. In both cases
the lobbyist sent away with flea in his ear and
the Senators approached in the matter gave the nfor
nation which led to the introduction of Mr.. Edmunds
resolution.
Both houses in session tonight
WASHINGTON April Is, 1870.
Sir-The Postmaster General duly received your
favor of the sth inst in which nclosed circulars
issued by Bryan Tyson intended to be addressed
to parties bidding for contracts for the transportation
of the mails and which you say have been scattered
broadcast in the Southwest to the injury of the De-
partment, said Tyson having proposed, BY his crcu.
lars, to enter into combination to prevent the making
ing of bids for mail contracts by other persons The
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An Act

To amend section six (6) of act entitled An act
Relative to Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes,
approved March ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty
five.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General
Assembly convened That section six 6) of act en-
titled Gan act relative to bills of exchange and promi
soly notes" approved March ninth, eighteen hundred
and fifty five, be amended and reenacted so as to read
as follows:
That the following shall be considered as days OF
public rest in this State namely The first day ofJan
February, Fourth of July, twenty fifth OF December,
twelfth of February Sundays and Good Fridays, and
all promssory notes and bills of exchange shall be
due and payable the day following the third last
day Of grace if the third or last day of grace be
Sunday or legal holiday as herein provided; and
should the day succeeding the last or third day OF
grace also be Sunday legal holiday these promis
sorry notes bills of exchange shall be payable the
following day not Sunday holiday and in
putting the delay allowed for giving notice of
promissory note the days of public shall not be
counted and if the day two days next succeeding
the protest tor nonaeceptance non-payment shall
be days OF public rest then the day next following shall
be computed as the first day after the protest.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted etc., That all laws
parts OF laws in conflict with this act shall be and
hereby repealed.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That this act
shall take effect from and after its passage.
tSignedl MORTIMER CARR.
Speaker Of The House of Representatives.
{Signed) OSCAR ]. DUNN,
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate
Approved March IS, 1870.
(Signed) H. G. WARMoTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
Gro. b. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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HAMLET.-We hear but one expression Of opinion
IN regard to the presentation of Shakespeare play of
Hamlet, and that is unqualified praise gentleman
whose literary requirements and theatrical experience
render him an able critic, says Capt Crisp's Hamlet
was great intellectual inpersonation and from his
first speech to the fall of the curtain he convinced his
audience that he had made scholarly study of the
character, and thoroughly imbued himself with the
tone and thought of the Melancholary Dane :" in ap-
pearance and bearing he was "every inch prince y
and the public owe Capt, Crisp debt of gratitude for
the most classic and artistic reudons ever witnessed
in this city We have seen Miss Jessie to the same
advantage as in Ophelia and the highest compliment the
lady could receive desire was evidenced in the tears
she drew from many of the audience by her acting in the
Mad Scene Mrs Crisp in the thankless character of the
Queen did all that art could do to dignity the part
Miss Cecilia enthusiastically received and acquitted
herself with her usual grace Mr. s. NJ. Drake. Mr..
Wolfe, Mr.. Golden and Mr.. Bohan all did well and as
sisted in the success of the play Crisp was called be-
fore the curtain aud announced Romeo and Juliet
which We shall take occasion to speak of-Hamlet
again tonight
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LONDON, April 18.--It is stated that the City OF
Boston will not be posted at Loyds on the loss book
for some weeks Until posted the insurance is
payable
provisional government is formed for Paraguay
under Brazilian patronage
PARIS, April ls.-Dispatches just received from
Monteveido states that attack from the exiled
Blanco faction is expected Extensive preparations
made for the defense
The Emperor sends his pebisce circular to the diff
ferent departments to-day.
The Senate commences the pebiseite debate to day.
MADRID, April 1s.-The ill-feeing between the reg
uars and volunteers has nearly subsidized.
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BossIER OBJECTs.-Our neighbor of the Bossier
Banner is not favorable to proposed plan Of max
ing the western parishes of Red River part of new
State to be carved out Of Texas 1t is opposed to
ting loose from its old friends Shreveport Caddo and
DeSoto and argues that if Shreveport be placed under
State jurisdiction different from that of the people
OF Bosser the latter would have cause of vexation
and trouble similar to that which Texans sometimes
experience. And further, that if Red River bottom
be under different State Jurisdictions the improve
ments in navigation would likely be seriously retarded
1t suggests, better plan that all Northwest Lou
isiana and the Southwest angle of Arkansas with a
large slice Of Texas should form the new State" but
truthfuy and pungeny adds that while we are wrang-
ling about States, the necessity for any State at
piece Of advice, which we would do well to heed
And nothing could well accomplish the desired end
as the building of plank road across the swamp,
which we have some faint hope of seeing done in the
course of revolving years. Here is the extract:
Shreveport should look more closely at home for
her support Her trade from distant parts of Texas
is only temporary and railroads are built through
the country trade centres will be formed every few
miles, She could control circle of fifty miles radius
in Perpetuity and if the resources of that area are
properly brought out she would be big city of the
land Her prosperity is ours Through her we hone
to see wealth greatly dtfused in our section
Touching this whole matter we would saw to our
friend OF the Banner that have not yet left and
extend to him the that when we do we shall
leave nm lock Of hair souvenir of past friend
ship and an evidence of future regards
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FROM HAVANA.

HAVANA, April l9.-The Captain General teegraphs
from Puerto Principe that the nsurgent forces under
Somez Dias made attempt to press Valmazedas
lines at Canto Abjo with the object to invade the ju
risdiction Of Bayamo, were met by the two Spanish
bataions who repulsed them. After losing 40 killed.
the rebels fed in great confusion and at last accounts
were utterly disorganized. The dispatch of Captain
General gives no further particulars.
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TIE JEFFERSON RAILRoAD.--The Jimpecute reads
the citizens of Jefferson somewhat Of lecture upon
their lack of enterprise in permitting the prize thai
almost within their grasp to slip, because of theil
indspositon to extend material aid to the accomplish
ment of the work auspiciously begun. The fact is
the people mass, have never, within our knowledge
very largely assisted in building railroads Such work:
are accomplished almost entirely by companies of cap
itaIists strengthened by State Governmental aid
Our contemporary has lattery been travelling the
same road which was worn smooth years ago by the
press Of Shreveport in regard to the road here Mos
touching and eloquent appeals made to city and
country, and although handsome tax, both parish
and corporation levied for railroad purposes very
few private individuals took stock And all this i:
readily accounted for in the fact that there nc
capitalists among US and this is equally true of the
people in the region of Jefferson.
The JimpIecute thus continues long article on the
subject;
Now for the facts. When the company found that
the people had entirely failed in subscribing either
landed or moneyed stock they compelled to look
elsewhere for OFFER which, of course, quickly
found and coalition has been made with the South
ern Pacific Marshall road. The combined influences
of the roads brought bear and resulted in
the passage of bill through Congress- the 9Th inst
giving the Southern Pacific 90 900 acres of land per
mile This insures the rapid completion of that road
beyond cav should the State Of Texas fail to
assist.
Under the arrangement, understand that John
c. Fremont has secured the contract for finishing the
Cairo and Fulton road, and that from Texarkana the
road is to be pushed forward rapidly air line to
where the Texas Central and Southern Pacific roads
cross This will carry the road somewhere about fifty
miles above the northwest, cutting in two our
best trade, and leaving the big end the outside.
On the south and southeast have the Southern Pa
cifc doing the same thing for u.s. Truly, being
crowded, but that is nothing, as are London in
embryo Bully for u.s. and three cheers for the wagon
brigade!"
Butnow comes another misfortune-they never come
sngly. The projectors of what is known as the JEFF
ferson and Western Railroad, intended to by way
of DaiDgerfed, have become frightened-and rightly
sofrom the fact they say, that said road, under
the last move, would not pay. Al! freight, west Of
the Texarkana road would either go to Galveston, $50
miles distant, or Memphis, $50 miles, instead of COM
ing to Jefferson and travelling 800 miles to New Or
leans, with the chances of low water added to that
Now, where we, anyhow? Where we going
to be shortly? How is the wagon brigade?" Who
we? Are we anybody? Things are getting squally
The dis to pay, and no pitch hot! We ask for in
formation, as to how to proceed? Has anybody got
latboat for SALE or q Hheebarrow for rent?
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The INCOME TAx.-Thirteen hundred merchants and
manufacturers Of Pittsburg have signed memorial
against the continuance of the income tax which
laid before the Ways and Means Committee on the
LIST of April 1t set forth that this ought to
be permitted to expire, by its limitation, with the
present year. to be revived only by the exigences that
called it forth They ask for reduction ormodifca
tIon but an entire abrogaion of the tax, being con-
WINGED, from the experience Of the past three years,
that the tendency of this enactment is to sap the oun
dation Of public morals and to weaken the respect of
the people for the necessary and sautary provisions Of
the revenue system They further declare that its I'M
equal odous and inquisitora features are repugnant
to the instincts of the people, and can be tolerated
only as last resort in time of war, and not to be
thought OF in profound peace. If the tax is needed
it should be laid on in some other way.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

New YORK, April 16.-Miss Edith P. German lee
tured at Madison, New Jersey, on Friday, on Roman
priesthood As she left the building large crowd OF
Catholics congregated and serious riot seemed
voidable. A pistol was fired at the lecturer but
missed its aim. She reached friends house. which
was instantly surrounded by the rioters and the win
dows broken with stones clubs &c. The citizens kept
guard all night, and Miss OGorman escorted to
the city to day. She entered the Roman Catholic Sis
terhood as a nun at Madison.
The question OF establishing cotton Change here
is being canVassed
Smallpox RACES terribly.
New YORK, April l7.-Gen Stone Of Massachu-
sets sailed to-day and takes an important command
in the Egyptian army.
Commodore Meade is dead.
Saturdays Tribune says: It will not do we fGd to
depend too coufdingy on senatorial humors or to be
certain of senatorial virtues From hour to hour the
hopes inspired of yesterday Indications sadly de-
ferred by todays revelations and the heart is made
sick at the prospect Of four more oraions on the
Georgia bill How has the patient public siuned that
it should be thus afflicted? What with Mr.. Hamiltons
unsupported assertions and loose calculations and the
reiteratons of the State arguments which had done
service on half dozen other like occasions, our at
fiction5 greater than we can bear. Happily the
vote on the bill is fixed fer Tuesday, AID shall then
hope to see the end of the discussion In the mean
time beg Messrs. Drake, Davis, Thayer and Trum-
bull, who are announced to speak, if they love u.s.
don't
ST. LOUIS, April IS.--The defacation OF the city
treasury amounts to Sl6T 900.
The rapid rise in the river here broke the cason
rounding the pier of the bridge and the pier is
now 81 feet under water Work is progressing finely
on the west pier.
New YORK, April Is. Evidence of McFarand's iu-
sanity accumulaes
Seven hundred ship carpenters have struck The
strike extends TO Brooklyn, Jersey City, and Green
TOrt wards
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Orr To-DAY.-The fine steamer Texas, having been
detained yesterday by combination of unfortnitons
circumstances, will certainly leave today. LetDassen-
gers and shippers be governed accordingly.
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PERsoyAL-We yesterday had the pleasure Of meet
ing Col Micojah Johnson, an old resident of this re-
gon. He resides in Waco, Texas, or thercabonts,
though is now en- route for Washington City.
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Postmaster General has lately issued order to reject
all bids submitted by Tyson This is done in conform
ty with the 2Sth section of the act Of July I'd, 1886.
See statutes at large volume 5, page ST. which pro-
yides the only remedy for any injury the Department
may have received. Respectfully,
]. L. FRENCH,
Act'g ID Asst Postmaster General
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A SHORT SERMON. We do not often volunteer ad-
vice to our farming friends in regard to planting
grain, nor do we intend to do so now. When that
way inclined, we dodge the responsibility by giving
extracts from contemporaries, who doubtless con-
slider themselves in the position of PASTOR who,
when he his flock going to the devil at hand gal
lop, feels called upon to raise his voice in warning
dischargng his duty and leaving results with Higher
Power.
But while do not intend to offer advice, we shall
briefly state few facts. For the consideration of
all it may concern say this much that if twice the
amount of cotton be raised there probability that
it will only bring half OF the present price that there
are living not very far distant from Shreveport two
planters who raise their and meat every year
and who are getting rich faster than any planters in
the parish whom we know of that David Dickson, by
long odds the most scientific and successful farmer in
the South not only raises sufficient grain and provis
ions for home consumption, but some to spare; and
finally, that some of those overwi.e men who scout
the suggestions Of writer's for agricultural Journals
were it not for such writers and the improvements
suggested by them, would, to-day, be ploughing thei
lands with forked stick attached to the horrs of ar
OK, or more probably cow
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The Trade of Northeast Texas.

The Paris Examiner of the I'd, in an article upon
the subject of the proposed plan of correspondent
of the Louisville ourier-Journal, for that city to
ablish line of steamboats, to the region above the
raft expresses itself unfavorably disposed to the en-
terprise because, If the stage of water permitted,
there is already sufficient number Of boats i'll the
Red River trade to have taken off "all the enormous
piles of cotton seen on the banks OF Red River by
said correspondent" The paper suggests, as much
better plan for opening up of the rich country Dor
derng upper Red River, the speedy construction OF
the Memphis and Ell Paso Railroad.
1t thus conveys threat to the city of New Orleans
THE stone that has long been rejected by CONNER
cal builders is fast becoming the head of the great
corner and the inviting harvest of North Texas now
spreading itself before the world is rapidly gaining
attention at the hands of the people of various cities
New Orleans acting as though we were her subjects
and compelled to depend upon her markets, has grown
caous and mindful of interests; but it will moi
be long before she is awakened to the knowledge thai
her profits are narrowing down, and that she is losing
a trade from which she has grown rich"
Had the citizens of New Orleans, and Of this region
the proper enterprise, the great raft would th
have been removed, opening navigation during thu
greater part Of the year through country whose rich
alluval and prairie lands could have been made sus
ceptble of producing cotton enough to supply full!
onehalf the demands of the world.
And the magnitude of this work of removal is ont
of the bug-bears of the country We have frequently
conversed with men who have given this subject mucl
thought and attention, and while they vary material
in the estimated cost of the labor, not one has eve
gone above 5000, 900. And one of the Oldest steam
boatmcn the river, has placed the estimate a
low as $4,000. Think, what mine of wealth wou'
be opened up by an expenditure so rihing in compar
son with the magnitude of the results Had the raj
been located in one of the Northern States it woult
long ago have been taken out aud made up init
matches and shoe pegs.
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SPRAGUE STREET.-The property holders on Ibis
street have just completed its opening to the outer
limits of the corporation In fact this is but con-
tinuation of Texas street. The labor accomplished
in response the liberal proposition Of the City Coun-
Gil to issue bonds for the payment thereof This street
is now one of the desi rable in Shreveport. The
property it is high dry and airy, offering great in
due ements for the erection Of family residences, and
the street itself offers attractions pleasant drive
not possessed by any other of our tboroughfarea.
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MEssRs MORRIS & FLEMING.-Our young friend, W.
T Fleming has become associated with Mr.. T H. Nor.
ris in the drug and book business and brings into the
concern youth, energy, long experience for one OF
his years. and host of friends. Mr.. Morris has been
in business here for so long time, and successfully
that need say nothing in bis praise save that he is
thorough master of his profession and number one
business man. We predict for the~new firm success
equal to te deserts