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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June 2I-Butler as President auC
Treasurer Of the National Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home for which he has drawn large sums, is in the
hands of an investigating committee consisting OF
Nage, Trumbull and Houghton. Butler made a state
ment which the committee corrOborated by sending
for persons and papersthe statement being plaus
BILE in all respects.
The Senate last night amended-the Pacific Railroad
bill by making the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad
and branches part of said road. Without further ac-
ton it laid aside. It is apprehended that this
amendment will be fatal to the bill it concentrates
the opposition Of friends Of roads converging from the
initial point for west of Chattanooga. Morton pro-
posed the amendment 1t sin the interest of the 5th
parallel with view OF exaggcratiDg orconverging the
Southern interest," thus defeating any Southern bill
this session.
Revenue $3.50 002
The following is the feature ol The uuluusty bill ::
1t provides for all and general grace amnesty oblivion
Of certain wrongful acts doings omissions Of all
persons engaged in the Of the late rebellion per
petrated instructed or forfeited between the lIth
day of April, 1861 and the 18th day Of August, 1866
with full restoration to all the rights and privileges
lost or injured thereby. And then in the following
classes of persons and their rights, titles causes OF
action are exempted from all the provisions of this act
and none other:
First Whoever having been educated at the military
academy at West Point, or at the naval academy at
Annapolis and shall have engaged in the rebellion and
incrl fba mite rTiyD
a3 aor,Cort re tb, oDsr,io. +boroaC
$500 UtHaar,or ba,;ro toar ,,,au - o,
rro,so 90 r' o,rross 81 20 Tra;Io5 C,a,os sLaI
ba1o orotad i, no tho
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3or +bo rnitod ctatas ~ s,aTI I91o ,n,,,aJ j.; rho
TeboII;on or insnr,ocfon aca;z, to s9Eoa mr. avon
aid or comfort n tho eromeg tLereof. sni ub0avar
shou bove bald e;tbar If liz onicos ndar The 90 cId
GnnCaJoro+ Sto+o.
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an, orfinorca If sooosaor - .,, Gta.a or bold tho
ofce If Govarnor If snch Stata vhiI The same v9s
in rohoIIion
FGb Whoover ,vha in tho saryioa If the s,,..,llo1
Confedorata States traaa9 iIh crnolfv or oIIarn;.
than according n The nearo If war oI,, reonar of
wor held nv orthoritv If shn eo.co1ad Eonfa4erato
Statas
Sixth Whoever ha vino ,haroa and cnstody or the
nnblic moneys of the Tinted States entrusted to them
between said dates and have not dnIv accounted for
and maid over the same and v,hoover sIl have en-
bpzziad or oecrefp nnb stores n,bIic goods moneys
chottlas nrovsors or military and naval nronerty al
tho limited States
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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

F0RTRKss MONROE June l8-Capt. Geo. W. Cole
of the Baltimore Pilot Association reports that while
coming down the bay pilot of the Italian brig Jose.
Dhne bound to Spaiu be was robbed of some sixty
dollars by the mate and crew of the brig who after
wards threatened to kill him. He did. not close his
eyes for three days, fearing they would accomplish
their design On yesterday afternoon he hailed the
schooner Florence Newell, Captain Fenimorc, who
sent a boat for him. When near the brig Capt. Cole
Jumped overheard and swan to the boat where he
kindly cared for by Capt Fenimore until be was
taken of the Capes by the pilot boat Mary
land Capt Cole left the brig at Smith Point and will
join her again in company with the United States Mar
shall who will arrest the scOundTe for robbery the
high seas.
New York, June ia passenger steamer brings
reports Of q terrible fire at AspiDwa, which may
count for the detention of the Chauncey. The fire
cured June 9Th and at last advices was still raging
AsPJNWALL, June 5.--Chauncey broke her shaft
and returned to AspnwalI.
FORTRESS MONROE, June 19.--The military authori-
ties have been called upon drive the negro squatters
from Ocean View farm. Company c, Of the Fifth Ar
tjIIery sent over for that purpose this afternoon
NORFOLK, Va, June 19.--United States Deputy
Marshal Farrell Oyerhauled and boarded the Italian
brig Josephine, this morning. in the lower bay and
arrested her mate and crew, charged by the pilot Geo.
", Cole who pilOted the brig down the bay, with
tiny and attempting to take his life. The Josephine
was towed TO this port and her mate brought before
Commissioner Foster and after preliminary examina-
ton the crew returned to the custody Of the
Marshal and the mate released parole to appear be-
fore the Commissioner tomorrow morning for further
examination. The officers of the brig claim that the
pilot insane, and that the dangers he pretended
were entirely imaginary.
SALT LAKE, June I9.-A gentleman Just returned
from Omaha reports the following: On Wednesday
the railroad train approached Platte river the en-
gineer discovered band Of Indians about three hun
6raI thp a train
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22
FROM EuRnpE

LONDON, June 20.-The Archbishop of Canterbury
has addressed letter to the Bishop of Bristol dis
couraging any counter movement in the Church of
England to the Ecumencal Council, and advising ab-
steution from action dignifed, wise and sober
His Grace considers English formulas sufficient re-
spouse to the proceedings of the Roman Council
Disrael in the second edition of BIaekwood, replies
sharply to the criticisms made on Lothian in that
magazine
A dispatch from Bombay states that divers have
brought up of the lost on the wreck of
the Camilla Mitchell that place, and will proba
bly, succeed in recovering the entire amount
Madrid, June 20.-In Cortes, this morning, RiFero
submitted project for a submarine telegraph cable
from Spain TO the Raleric Islands.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

a CoRRFcT PHoToGRAPH.-An Austin correspondent
of Flakes Bulletin thus photographs Parsons, ex Con,
federate General excessively conceited parsonage and
extra Radical member of the Texas Legislature:
Midway down to the left of the middle aisle is Par.
sons. Now Parsons is a study as your correspondent
views him from the reporters seat. want to know
for what Heaven intended him. At first I thought
dancing MASTER but not so, for this little, mincing,
schoolgirl step would spoil the best waltz that Celerus
ever invented Then l thought tailor. He has the
nice precise, aultless apparel in which taors rejoice,
and he Frances around just as one does when he is
measuring you for pair of trowsers but then he has
an ambition above trowsers and is mentally unfit for
the avocation. At last hit it precisely-Heaven in
tended him for the walking gentleman of theatre
You have observed the walking gentleman of theat
ricaI troupe. He is always good looking, has big
chest and fine leg; he parts back bis hair with fault
less precision and speaks with injudcious emphasis,
running the whole round OF the gamit in every SEN
tcnce. That is Parsons He would like to be
Radical leader He has the looks but lacks the brains
Ruby can discount him the latter and then carry
off the blue ribbon.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

BaFnum has turned up in San Francisco, where be
has succeeded in finding small specimen of human.
ty twelve years old, twenty five inches in bis boots,
and weighing just fifteen pounds, The great show
man is in an ecstacy; calls the little wonder "Admi-
raj Dot,"-he certainly i: but little more than dot
and will take him to Wood s museum, New York The
parents of the Admiral are German, the father weigh
ing 260 pounds and tbs mother l85 pounds They
sag the boy #as sizeabIa baby aheR be Has born.
but ohstinately refused to grow
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, June 2l-Departed for Red River
Bradish johnson.
Judge Jno. A. Campbell and }. O. a. Fellows we're
fined one hundred dollars each for contempt by the
8th District Court, for Offering to file petition that
their clients could not get justice therein.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

We invite attention TO the advertisement Of the Pa,
ciie Insurance Company It is Of the most reli,
able and solvent institutions OF the kind in the world
having agencies in all the principal cities Mr. NJ 4.
stesrns, the efficient special agent, visited shreve
port recently and while here appointed Messrs.
Kline & Phelps local agents. This addition to the
capacity Of these gentlemen will enable them to carry
sny ordinary amount of risk.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

TIE RAFT.-Would it not be we'll for those citizens
of Texas and Arkansas, as we'll as of louisiana whose
interests are so deeply involved in the removal of
this great obstacle TO navigation and commerce. to
make some united effort to bring the matter before
Congress at as early day practicable? The apathy
of the people living above the raft upon this subject
has been most wonderful We cannot remember to
have heard of any public meeting expressive of their
wants, although vast region Of country of uusur-
passed fertility would be opened up to settlement by
an expenditure Of money utterly contemplate in view
OF the grand results. Assuming that the Northern
and Western States are interested in the increased
culture Of cotton is it not reasonable to suppose that
their Representatives in Congress would favor an ap
preparation for this work if the matter were properly
brought to their notice? 1t would be idle to appeal
to them upon the ground that it would result advan-
ageously to the South Convince them that the man.
ufacturing interests would be benefited by larger
supply of cotton, and in addition ask for twice the
amount necessary to do the work and divide the sur.
plus among the members and our word for it. an ap.
preparation could be engineered through that deectable
body
1t should be borne in mind that the last four or FIVE
years have been exceptional as regards navigation.
Should series OF dry seasons come when boats could
not get through Black Bayou the loss that would be en-
tailed upon the planters getting their cotton to market
would be immense
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

THE CRoPs.-In addition to the continued wet wealth
err there ia another enemy to the Gotten plant making
its appearance in great numbers-what known cot
ton lice. They almost certain 10 attack the plant
during cool and damp weather
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

Shreveport has been bonored in the persons Of two
Of her most talented young lawyers. James s. Ash
ton, Esq, has been selected to deliver the annual ad-
dress the occasion Of the examination of the pupils
of the Mansfield Female College; and William H.
Wise, Esq, is to deliver similar address to the Ma
sonic Institute of Marshall, and also to the Female
College of Ninden. We feel perfectly well assured
that they will acqut themselves credia0y and well
difficult it is to say anything original partcu,
larry interesting on such occasions.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

Power OF MUsIC.-Miss Kellogg, the cantatrice,
asked permission to sing to the inmates Of the State
Lunatic Asylum, at Utica, New York, and the won
derful effect Of Der singing is thus given by the Her.
aid
Arrived in the department devoted to the more dis
urbed of this unfortunate class she not long in
making her power felt A few notes from her won
derful voice were sufficient cali order out of the
widest confusion and to still the troubled waters of
the soul. In moment all was hushed, and, except
the voice of the cantatrice the haa silent as the
house of death. After the first song they gathered
about her like children, wondering apparently what
angel from heaven had dropped down suddenly and
unexpectedly among them. They examined her mi
nutey and literally from the of her head to the
sole of her foot for desired to be allowed to see
the pretty little boot with which she beat time to her
own music" This was submitted to, and not only
this but every article Of dress and ewery about her
person she suffered to be freely overhaued. She was
turned about by these crazy ladies like a merchants
lay figure, much to her amusement and little appa.
rently, to her annoyance. Even when they proposed
to kiss her, she not only submitted gracefully, but
tTemuous, not with fear, but genuine emotion, she
returned the greeting in each instance.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

The Daily and Weekly Southwestern can hereafter
be had from the following News dealers Emmett Ran
kin, Post Office Henry Mcmahon, under the Brooks
House; B. Kennedy, "a, Texas street
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

On Thursday evening Past Grand Master Geo, Nun.
gesser, of Louisiana, organized Silver Lake Encamp,
ment No. 70, I.0.OF, in Shreveport. The following
officers were elected and installed B. Jacobs, Chief
Patriarch j. B. Gilmore, High Priest; J. A Jacobs,
Senior Warden; NJ. Kaufman, Jr., Scribe A. Schaf
ner, Treaurer; B. D. Chase, Junior Warden; Fl. Lin
man Seminal
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

Mr. Newman informs Us that there are six hundred
hands now at work on the railroad-two hundred be-
tween here and HaIIve, and four hundred on the ex
tension That looks like business
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

Forty thousand copies of the first numbers of Edwin
brood we're absorbed at once upon their appearance
They have ALREADY been translated into German.
The telegraph announces that WiIke Collins is to
inst
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

Louisa Muhlbach is certainly prolific writer. She
has now four new novels in press. The Madam re-
Gently expressed herself disguised with American read
ers, in that they did not evnce proper appreciation
of her works. Possibly the explanation might he
found in the fact that they all read alike.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

We see from the Jefferson Times that Dir. T.
Turner is about erecting in that place two fine brio
stores. Mr.. Turner many years ago did business il
Shreveport; he and his partner, under the styia of
Turner Scott at time occupying the frame 81 ore
house the corner of Texas and Market Streets now
one Of the oldest buildings in the place
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

BR4DrsH JoHNsoN.-We learn by dispatch from
Capt Bassett that lie left New Orleans last evening,
and will leave Shreveport on Saturday,
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The black cadet who was introduced at West Point
seems to have Disguised the young sprgs of shoddy
and Goldfish aristocracy. We glad to see this The
officers of the regular army, the graduates of West
Point, have with some honorable exceptions, lent
themselves with aacrty the crushing down the peo-
pie Of the South, and would be delighted if the
cadets there forced to eat sleep and parade with
the BLACKLIST drtest and most odoriferous samboes in
the land There is vast deal of poetica justice in the
habit of chickens coming home to roost
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

Capt. Utz will leave on Wednesday or Thursday for
Louisville, Cincinnati and New York to purchase iroD
cars &C. for the street railwa~ The first twenty per
cent of stock has already been paid in, making start
ing fund of some $4,000. Probably in thirty days
another twenty per cent. will be called for, as the gen.
tIemen having this thing in hand wish to make quick
work of it. The street has not yet been selected as
the surveyor has not yet had time to complete his
surveys The company could not have selected bet
ter agent than Capt Utz
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

The new brick store on the vacant lot on Texas
street, between Market and Edwards is progressing
rapidly. Mr.. Kendall is the owner and builder.
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Judge Bradleys decision has brought the Slaughter
House Company again to grief. Stock had riz to
80, but Immediately thereafter fell to IS-what fall
was there, my 6eet-eating countrymeo! We very
much wish our city contemporaries would issue butcher
and antibutcher campaign sheets. The Times could
come out under the title of The Slaughter House
Flagstaff, edited by Mr.. Wagsaf," and the Picayuue
might adopt the short and sharp title. Cleaver," -
printed in red ink
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

Genera! Butler appointed as cadet at West Point, Il
negro "hom be knew to be too young to be accepted
And NOW Mr.. Pierce, of Mississippi, has appointed
one whom he knows to be too ignorant to pass the re-
qaired examination. Other Congressman have caused
to be teegaphed over the country that they were
about TO appoint negro cadets. Each of them has
pade What political capital there to be made out Of
The operation, and in the meantime, the negroes are
cheated IS usual.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

To the infinite deleetaton of the small BOYS about
town, without regard to race, color or previous con
dition," hand organ and small, long.taied monke7
made their appearance Streets accompanied By
stout looking fellow Who would, By practice, make
an excellent pillow hand.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

The PIeayune advocates the passage of such al act
IS the Que recently passed in England, called the cor
rupt practices act, Furnishing brberies at elections
With fine and Imprisonment. Under this act several
individuals, of high social position were convicted be-
fore the Court of Queens Bench, one of whom was
mulcted in a fine of $4,000 and twelve months imprs
onment. The Pcayune thinks law against bribery,
sringentIy enforced, would have happy effect in this
country, aud particularly in New Orleans Doubtless.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

1t seems that learned doctor who recently came up
from New Orleans sending forth to the people rdngs of
healing for all imaginable diseases in flowing and
elaborate small bill, changes bis name with his 10
calit7 His cry is rive Ia huB,g and his philosophy,
that the people, especially the siIjng portion there
Of. are bound to he made fools Of. and he might as
well profit by their folly as anoher-and be may be
right. When will the world learn that none but queks
perambuate the country and issue posters2
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

Mr., ]. Berkeley, of Houston county, Texas, has in
vented and patented cotton and hay press which, it
is claimed, can do more work ina day, manipulated
By two or three hands, than four mules and dozen
hands can do With the old press 1t IS said to be the
best machine of the kind in use
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

Spotted Tail thinks that be would quit the EaFpath
and go to farming if the President would furnish him
with such good things to eat and such big house ia
live in as be has been enjoying at WASHINGTON
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

The Jefferson Times reproduces a short paragraph
from this paper which by mistake found its Ny into
our first column, to the effect that We are making
out" list of the names of the sneaking snoring &C.
TO be sent to Austin" 1t was one of several spec
mems we clipped from the Houston Cnioo, and should
have come in with the lot, prelaced by few edto
rial remarks, warning the people OF Texas what they
had to expect from Radical roo VIII the Times
please exnlairn
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

PHILLIP ALLEN, Agent Mansfield, Louisiana;
Mr.. E. c. Foar is our duly authorised agent for Lew
isvie, Arkansas
Taos. McTNTYRE, of New Orleans is our only duly
authorized agent to receive subscriptions and adyer
.isements in that city.
Mr. JOHN c. LOVE, Nnden, La, is duly authorized to
receipt for subscriptions,
Mr.. F. L. LowERY, Starrville is duly authorised to
receive and receipt for subscriptions in Smith county
Texas and the counties surrounding.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

Our Texas exchanges are complaining dreadfully of
the mails. Tho Texas Observer says that between
Rusk and Huntsville common farm wagons are being
resorted to for she conveyance of mails and pas
seD0ers
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

The Railroad Company are having new bridge
placed across the track on Spring street,
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

CA7ERPILLAR,-The alarm of caterpillar has been
sounded by some of the river planters above here
Early it is, one gentleman who ought know, ayers
that the pest has made its appearance in his cotton
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

ORDER OF SEVEN WISE MEN.--On Wednesday night
the following officers were elected by Stonewall Con
ciave No. Is D. P. Fcnner N, E. Chief; G. w. Hay
makeure, Chancellor; R. B. Burns, Provost E. T. Dial
zell, Scribe; W W. Mccain, Treasurer; E. NJ. Stur
CESS, Inspector General; J. E. Alexander, Herald J.
a. Bourquin Warder
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

We are authorized by Dr.. Moore, City Physician TO
state that there is not single of smallpox in The
city Or in the peatboue The few cases that were OF
hand are well, and only keptin quarantine to make
al chances Of communicating the disease an imposs
bAlty. The doctor requests Us to say that he has
pure article of matter and will vaecnate all paupers free
Of charge who will come to bis Office, above Messrs.
HJams L Kennedys drug store.
As simple act of justice, we hope our Texas tx.
changes who have spoken of the disease being in
Shreveport, will notice the above.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

man in New Orleans offers to Fight an alligator un
Ger water, with only knife, if some one will give
o''n S000' Exchange.
Ihs reminds US Of feat performed near this place
some years ago by man called laughing Taylor -
because he could laugh tune equal TO the finest me-
Iodeon He actually mounted an alligator, while
asleep on the bank of Bayou Pierre and rode him
across that stream. The water was not very deep at
fhe time, and he prevented the alligator from going
under by sticking his fingers in his eyes and pulling
hIs head up. This is literal fact.
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From cur Exchan ges

Yesterday, Capt. Conkling, of Pitsburg for himself
Capt. Rees, and the other owners of the new stern
wheeler R. L. Lockwood sold that steamer to Messrs
W. R. Carter and Thos W. Rea, for S25,000 The pur
chasers upon inspecting the Lockwood found her very
strong and heavily tmbered, and excellent boat for
Red river. She loads for Shreveport and way points
ISt. Louis Democrat, 9th
The st. Louis Democrat says the Caroline beIongs
to Capt. MetcaIf.
The bayou has risen since last evening about SIX
inches and is rising this morning The rise up to this
of rain last night Cloudy to-day. We expect more
rain before it clears off. The lice are niurng the
young cotton and will not leave it until have few
warm days. Corn crops doing finely where they
have been well cultivated. Jefferson Times, 18th.