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AUCTION SALE
Market street Property.

/ AJCIlON SALE
Market Street Property.
WILL SELL, on the 18th day of March, 1870
Il In front of thaMarket House, the undivided hal
Interest In the Brick Building built upon Lots and
IN block So fronting Market street 20 feet and run
ming back so feet the same lying between Milan street
and an alley.
This interest is the interest now of Mrs. Emma Iyey
and will be sold for Cash in u S. currency upon the
n. RossoN,
fe22 d&wtdsl Auctoneer.
EXTENSIVE SALE IN THE COUNTRY,
ABOUT IA MILES FROM THE CITY,
| On Thursday the oath February, 1870.
600 Acres of Heavily Timbered Pine Land
and Steam Mill.
WILL SELL, to the highest bidder, at the resi-
l. dence of D. j Elder on the Keach road the same
being sold on account Of departure
one New Steam Engine and Saw Mill, Of 80 horse
power, the same being located in pnery of most
cellent timber almost inexhaustible, and containing
about 600 acres which will be sold at the same time
together with carry-logs teams &c-everythng being
complete and in fine running order.
Also, forty head of CATTLE forty head of hogs twenty
fine mules, wagons, carts, fodder, corn, and about
twelve hundred bushels of sweet potatoes.
Also, one-third interest in the turnpike, which
pays now about rs or 80 per cent the investment.
Also, lot of household and kitchen furniture, the
household furniture being of the finest wood and style
Terms half cash, the balance due the LIST day of
december For the credit part of the sale the pur.
chaser will be required to give good and acceptable
personal security and the to bear per cent
terest from date until paida internal stamps
to notes, &c, to be furnished bv the purchaser.
Sale to begin at 10 o'clock of the day above written.
P. H. ROSS0N,
fell d&wtdsI Auctioneer
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COMPREHENSIVE.

MR. J. NJ. VIRGINS having disposed of his in
Nl terest in the firm of Jessup, Marsh Virgins to
Mr.. E. D. Mcclellan the undersigned will continue the
Receiving, Forwarding and Commission Business, and
the sale of Groceries and Plantation Supplies. under
the name and style of JESSUP, MARSH & Nickel
LAR at the former stand of Jessup, Marsh Wig
gins at the terminus of the railroad, on the Levee.
J. NJ. JESSUP.
BRYAN MARSH
E. D. MCCLELLAN.
Shrarannrt La Eeh II 1870
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JAMES Hoss. JOHN B. DURHAM
HOSS & DURHAM,
RECEIVING, FORWA RDINGG,,
AND GENERAL

GTAPLE and PLA DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES and PLANTATION SUPPLIES,
HARDWARE, CASTINGS, NAILS,
QUEENSWARE, WOODEN-WARE,
BOOTS and SHOES,
HATS and CAPS,
CLOTHING, "a large Variety
WALL PAPER,
WINDOW SHADES,
FLOOR OIL CLOTHS.
RUBBER GOODS,
At small Profits for Cash. by
J. H. REYNOLDS,
jal5 d&w3m MOI on the Levee.
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PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
Of st. Louis. Missouri.
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ID and MAGAZINES
Received regularly at NJ KENNEDY'S 81 Texas street.
Particular attention given to ordering Books Music
and Fancy Stationery Subscriptions received for tho
NJ KENNEDY,
Book, Music and Periodical dealer, "a Texas St.
lido 3mdl
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zach member holds policy for Ten Thousand
IL Dollars on which he pays the annual premium set
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B Y T Ell E G r A 2 III
For the South w estern.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK, April /, noon.-Money easy at 5@6 pct.
Exchange-long 1854 and short 1859. Gold llls.
Louisanas, old n and 72e levee 6s 76t and s's
81. Cotton frmer; midding upands 22a and Orleans
234o.
LONDON, April l, noon.--Consols 934 Bonds 9l
LATER-Bonds Oil.
LIVERPOOL, april l, noon.-Cotton firm; upands
log and Orleans 115@114d; sales of the week $1,000
bales, of which for export 1000 and on speculation
5000; stock on hand 45O 900 bales, of which 256o00
American receipts of the week $4,000 bales, of
which 100000 are American.
LATER Cotton frmer estimated sales 1000 bales;
prices unchanged. Stock afoa 34s 900 bales, whereof
237 900 American.
New ORLEANS April Flour dull and lower s45
as 00@5 IS. Corn S1@1 05. Bran 81 20@l 25.
Hay-prme s27. sugar-cured hams ls@ls4c. Lard
frmer, tierce l5@l5& and keg 168@l7tc. Sugar
tirmer, prime 11@9l14c. Molasses-reboiled 62@65c.
Others unchanged. Cotton frmer; middling 2l4@22,
low middling 20S@21 and good ordinary l93@20c.;
sales 1900, receipts 1868 and exports to Liverpool
2504 and Havre 23O3 baes receipts of the week. net
p l05 and gross 81, 24o bales exports to Liverpool
l8,O16, Havre l100l, other foreign ports 1902 and
Coastwise 6085 bales; stock on hand 1872, ,43S bales.
Sterling 1909. Gold 11l8. Sight exchange 4@8fPct.
premium.
NEW York, April l, evening.-Money active at GO
7Rc. Sterling dull, 1854. Gold 1111@ll1S. Cotton
quiet, but steady; sales 1900 bales at 224c
LIVERPOOL, April !, evening Cotton firm, but
prices unchanged sales 900 bales, of which for
port and speculation 5000.
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Demng against the United States legal tender cases.
VIII III oe set down for the second Moudsg in April
WASHINGTON, April 2.-There is tremendous
pressure from the west against the seventh section of
the Funding BILL
a very important question is pending 10 the Court
Of o1alns as to when the Presidents proclamation,
dated June "a 1865 regarding commercial intercourse
and removing restrictions in certain portions Of the
South, took effect The twenty fourth day of June
OF that year was on Saturday, but the proclamation
bearing that date not promulgated until the Tues
day following. Meantime the Treasury agents made
many important seizures. The intention is to appeal
and take the question to the Supreme Court in order
to definitely determine when the proclamation took
effect, whether the oath or the 9th If the Court
decides IN favor of the oath the proceeds of much
cotton VIII be restored to its original owners.
Delaware negroes voted at the school election to-
day.
Applications for Offices in the executive depart
ments receive no attention when addressed to the oc
cupants of the White House.
Treasury disbursements during March is sixteen and
half millions, exclusive of interest on the public
debt.
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FROM EuRnpE

PARIS, March 29.-During lecture of Doctor Far
dieu the students Kissed and insulted the Professor on
account OF his disposition at Tours to favor Bonaparte
Fardeu was compelled to leave the hail. The decara
ton that Fardieu would resign was received with
cheers
Prosecution has been commenced against the editor
OF the Rappell for articles on the Tours trial
LONDON, March 30.-On motion to pass the irish
bill to second reading in the House of Lords MARQUIS
Salisbury said the Irish be made to fear the law
before they would love it.
MADRID, March 30.-Riveria created sensation in
the Cortes oy proposing measures for forty thousand
fresh troops.
PARIS, March 3o.-Isabella and husband compro
missed and signed papers agreeing to separate
LONDON, March 3l-The departure of troops, lust
organized with steel battery, for operations ON Red
river is delayed until the delegation now coming thence
arrives.
MADRID, March 31.-Rveria assured the Cortes that
unworthy of credence
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From NEW ORLEANS

New ORLEANS, March 31.--The Metairie spring
races will commence Saturday
jefferson City Fire Department had their last eele
braton and parade to-day under the old order Hence
forth Jefferson City will be the 9th district of New
Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, April 2.--The spring meeting of
the Metaire races commenced to-day Tie weather
being fine the attendance was large
: j. Il. 0glesby having declined to accent the Gov
ernor has appointed Ex-Governor Flanders Mayor. in
accordance with the act of the last Legislature.
Governor Warmoth will receive bids until u, NJ.
the 9th inst, for the purchase of the State stock in
the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad
at which time the stock will be awarded to the highest
cash bidder.
u. 3 McCarty has been appointed City Administra-
tor OF Assessments pice Soule declined.
The old City Council at its last regular meeting
last night rushed through an ordinance directing the
City Treasurer to sell the citys stock in N. O. G. n
H. H. dIsregardng the injunction of the courts.
Departed for Red Riyer--Julia A. Rudolph and
Selma,
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PETER FETZER,
Shreveport University

Shreveport University.
YNHE THIRD SESSION of this Institution will com
IL mence on Monday, January "a, 1870, under
the superintendence of Prot. GEO. E. THATCHER,
assisted by sufficient number of able and experienced
educators to give efficiency to every department.
While the course 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. ......................$2 800 90
Academic Department. Observation-Disclosures. rs 90
Preparatory Department nt.................. 80 90
Collegiate Department t....................3 80 90
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.
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.
Shreveport, August II, 1869.
SHREVEPORT UNIVERSITY.
TENHE TRUSTEES of the Shreveport University are
IL pleased to announce that Prof GEO. E. THAfCH-
EFF will continue in charge of this institution.
The Board are encouraged By the of the past
session and by public appreciation everywhere freely
expressed to believe that they have met want of
muny at the right time and in the right place. And
they confidently assure the public that pains will be
spared to afford educational facilities equal to those of
any part of the country.
The University is located in very pleasant and
healthful situation, two miles west of Shreveport.
The grounds are extensive, afordng ample room for
exercise and the building is capable of accommodate
ing large number.
The extensive repairs made during the summer va
cation add much to the comfort and attractiveness of
the institution.
JOHN N. HOWELL,
President Board Trustees.
Shreveport, August II, 1869. [tf
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T. J. HART & CO.,
IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE DEALERS AND
Commission Merchants
I'M GROCERIES and DRUGS,
73, rs and II Tchoupitoulas Street.
NEW ORLEANS.
KEEP constantly on hand large and complete stock
Of Groceries, fancy and staple of every description
Wines and Liquors, all kinds Porter and Ale, various
brands; Wood and Willow Ware, a full assortment
Tobacco, Cigars Pipes &C.
IN DRUGS:
Importers of Rare Chemicals and Pharmaceutical
Products. Full lines of Chemicals from the celebrated
laboratories of Bishops, London Meick, Darmstaat;
den, together with full assortment of the American
manufacturers, Rosengarten & Sons and others. I'M
Porers of Pants Paint Oils etc. Patent Dryers, Eng
hsh Red Lead, genuine English White Lead IN oil! ;
full stock of Perfamery and Druggists Sundries.
au23 If
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MONROE. la.

MONROE, La, March 31.-J. H. Wisner sheriff of
Ouachita parish, was murdered here last night by a
party of Is or &c armed men who came for the pur-
pose of releasing Beaver who was in custody for
der. The mob also killed Johnson eolored who was
witness against Beaver After releasing Beaver the
mob barred the Jail doors to prevent the escape of
other prisoners, and then retired
John Wmberly was killed yesterday evening in
diffcultyby DR.. Dinkgrave.
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OF Missouri. The new Department OF Texas will bt
part of the Military Division of the South The troops
now in Arkansas will be relieved and report to Rey
nolds, commanding Texas
Revenue $70s, ,00O
Gov Reed, of Florida is here
The President has given Butler as President of the
Asylum for Disabled Soldiers, two West Point and An
napolis appointments. ...-s
! Evarts argued against NJ c. Garrahan before the
House Judiciary Committee to-day.
! The Ways and Means Committee placed cane seed
on the free list.
| Ben Perley Poore is prominent as successor to
Gorham, Secretary of the Senate.
The revenue yacht, just built in New York, has been
ordered to report to Collector Robb for duty on the
Savannah river.
In the Of Boachnot, of the Cherokee Nation
charged with violating internal revenue laws, the
House Committee judiciary reversed the decision Of
Commissioner Delano and declares that his action can
not fail to lead to much embarrassment to legitimate
business and enterprise and much discomfort among
the Cherokee Indians
In the Supreme Court Chief Justice Chase announced
that the Court had decided reopen the decision on
the legal tender question: and would hear arguments
again on the second Monday of April, the 1lth inst
The debt statement shows decrease of S53 750-
000 coin in the Treasury S105, 100000; currency,
ST 100000.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The President, in respond
ing to the second negro club, said can assure those
present that communication since the close OF the
war affords me much pleasure the ratification Of
the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution by three
fourths of the States of the Union have felt the
greatest anxiety ever since was called to this position
knowing that this had to be procured 1t looks like
the realization of the Declaration of Independence
| cannot say now SO much this subject as / would
like to, not being accustomed to public speaking, but
| thank you for your presence here this evening.
Sumner also addressed the meeting
In the Supreme Court to-day the Chief Justice an.
linn aF tha rzntiay
OF the Attorney General and of the arguments there
on, the Of Latham against the United States and
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NJ A TE RIA NJ EDIC A

Contains no more acknowledged powerful and effect
i've medicines than those of the vegetable kingdom.
At the time it is fact beyond dispute that such
medicines leave in the human system bad effects.
Therefore, it should be mans study to avoid all medi
cnes that in any form contain the least part of any
the many mercurial and arsenical preparations.
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OoIVuaTy notlces, marriages, public meetings, cards
ot thanks, ETC., to be paid for advertisements.
m IHE DAILY S0UTH-W WESTERN will be published on
thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Tues
days, the Weekly making its appearance on Wednes-
hour Of going to press Terms Of to TO bs tb
DAILY, Fifteen Dollars per annum Eight Dollars for
SIX months; One Dollar and a Half per month: Paya-
BILE in advance. Single copies, Ten Cents
RATES ADVERTISING:
Advertisements inserted at the rate of 81 so per
square of eight lines, for the first insertion and rs
cents for each additional insertion Liberal deduc-
tons made to those who advertise by the quarter
he year
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EDWARD WILDER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

purely vegetable 1t acts the sick and enfeebed
like charm, giving them renewed vigor and strength.
The old and the young, also ladies confined to the
gives such appetite, at bringing up the of
the stomach, thereby giving health and vgor the
system.
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EDWARD WILDER'S
MOTHERS
WORM SYRUP
EDWARD WILDER'S MEDICINES

EDWARD WILDEK'S MED1C1NES
Are made and compounded in the most scientific man
ner and the most powerful known in the vegetable
diseases for which they recommended but to Grad
cate them from the system and leave in the funess
of It's vgor and strength. They alike prescribed
and used by the ablest and most learned medical men
and by the ministry and in instance have they
been known to fail in performing a rapid and certain
cure.
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VOL. XVIII.
II L z. NJ s.

TIE SoUrH W WEsTERN is published weekly, at FIVE
DjLLARs per annum THREE for six months payable in
advance No subscription taken for less period than
months
CLUB RATEs.-To Clubs of FIVE, and upwards, to one
post Office the South Western will be furnished at four
dollars per copy for year.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate of 81 so PER
SQUARE for the first insertion and rs CENTS for each
subsequent one. Eight lines less, constitute
square The following ratestO yearly adverts-
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MUTT & LEONARD.

a I K I
Shreveport, Louisiana
VI Hi practice IL the Courts of the parishes of Cad
w do, DeSoto, Bossier, Claiborne and Bienvle,
and in the Supreme Court of the State. [jyl2
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Agreed mon between the Post Office Department
| of the Uni-ed States If america and the Gene
raj P-soffice of the Ne.herland-, for the ex-cu
| ton IF the Convention Of the 18th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1867.
| ARTICLE 1. The exchange Office Of MoerdyE
sh.ll m Ike up closed mail for the exchange
offi-- If New York. The exchange Office # New
Ys.rk shall on its part make up closed mail ioI
Noerdyk.
Until further notice the ~niy exchange Off 9 on
thera-t of the United States shall be New forf
| ARTIrrE H. Pa mail exchanged between the
two Offices shall lie accompanied bv a
letter bill, howing the p's'ages. the charges OF
transit the fees etc uing to each ofiice upon
! the different kinds of co re-pondence
The form OF this letter hill shall follow the mod
Ell. A ard hereto annexed. and shall cOnsecu
lively be numbered bv the despaiohing cfice dur
ing "a h calendar year
Ti,- Receiving Office shall Immediately acknowi-
edge TIE receipt.
As51cIE III The exchange Offices sha ] divide
the correspondence which they despatch into a
suitable number 6f separate packages according Z"
the let er bill.
Zach these packages shall bear the proper
etiquette AMI number corresponding TO the iet'er
ill.,
ARIrcIs " When more than single raie is
chsryeahie upon any liter or o-h-r nr ic'e. the
numler of rate. which il IS snbiect shall be in
die tied by the de- pat hing office by figure in the
uip-r left rner of the address
AsTICLE V. Registered correspondence snail D"
described in = r.gister li-t- This list shall
Conform 10 the model brreo annexed mark'd
All registered lerrrrs sta he sn'e'oprd TO-
gefher in a strong paper. secure' fastened. and
the packet Inscribed with tie word Aanse;sekeid
Eegi-t-,e,i, and placed in the nail
The tlBk in the letter i fsT express ne the
numb.r of regist-re articles shall be filled by ex
pressing ;he ru1' er. In registered ar'i-
sle- are tie ,,ros blank Of The letter bill
shnli he fiji. Il with TIL word Nih'l ur Aii.
Ar IcLE ". The register letters despatched
shall he scS cwledged Immediately by the re
ceiv ng Office 10y the first mail following the
eeipt
tie verifica' ion by the receiving Office shall
d scltse an ofany kini in the rrgi-t.r list,
il hail be- also. by the first mail, notified to the
des aching office
ARTICLE VII The tw,. administrations Innfu-
ally engage take n-e.lfni measures for the care
fnl transmits registered cor respoDdencs.. and
FIR pur~uing il WREN lot. bus it is understood
that neither assumes tire other any Iecuniary
respo, sibili v i'm Gaze # lS~s.
f;ctr VIII. All letters exchanged between
the two Offices shall indicate. by stamp or writing
thereon, the Office II .rigin
Correspondence fully raid tn destination shall be
stamped Fan o in the Netherlands. aud Eslid all
in tie United States
Registered articles shall Re stamped Aange.eek-
end in the Nethefiands. and in the United etates
Rsgistsvcd.
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respopdepce shall only be charged with the rat
applicable to direct international correspondents
augmented by the postage due to foreign countries
and nv any other tax for exterior vice
ARfrc,E XIV. Each Office accords to the othc
the privilege o!transt Of the closed mails exchang
ed in either direction between the latter and an,
country TO which the other ma, serve as inter
netiisry by its usual means Of mail transp rtafion
whether on sea or land Such territorial transit
shall be recIprocaily free Of expense
For such transit by sea the United States offs,
| shall receive as follows:
l. For transit across the waters of the Atlantic
Ocean. r between the two frontie,s bv sea. "a
For letters cents ~. 81 per single letter rate.
o. For other correspondence, Il nts (U. s.
per kilogrs mne. net.
. Tor transit acr.ss the waters Of the Pacific
Ocean:
For letters 10 cents ~. 81 yer single letter
rate. b. Fer ot!e- correspondence, % Cents
(U. Ter kiiogramme net.
For such transit hy the Neither land Office
shall receive rs follows:
For transit across the waters Of the atlantic
Ocean or between the two frontiers
FOR letters cents u. per single letter
rate
b. F.r other correspondence II cents 90. 5. }
per Kill ,srsmme, ret.
aRrcL- XIV Tire postal accounts between
the two Offices shall b stated quarterly, and
transmitted and verified a sy.eetiilv T. prac'ica
HE. and .ha balance f.,rnd dine hail be nail 10
the creditor of,ice, either by exchange on Lon
don or AZ the debtors Office, TIE creditor
offre NAV desire
The rate FIR the conversion of the mcney of the
two countries shall be Exe by common agree
,nent between the two offices.
Article XVI When in any rcrt Of either
country a closed mail is transferred ora
vessel TO another without any expen 10 the 81
flee of the country where the trsn-fer IS made
such trau>fa. shall net he u jecr 10 any post
ciar.e by one office AGAINST tn Tier
aRrIcIE XVII. Official communications u
dressed from me Office ~ the orh" shai nat be
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Washington, Oct. Der Is. 1867.
Having examine and Considered the af"re-
going articles of a convention for tn ameliora'ion
IL the postal service between The United -fafes
of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
VIII oh ere agreed up,n and signei IN duplic e
a, the Hague the twenty sixth day Of Septic, b-r,
one ,hous .ni eight hunnrei and ixty->even, hy
the Hon John A. Kas-rn, Special Commi--
81. ner, &c &c, on behalf Of Thu department,
and nv vr. J. Nofstedc. Chi'f Dire tor of the
General PoS,o!ice Of the Neither ands on behalf II
his Pep .rtment the same ar
by me hereby ratified and approved by and with
the advice ami c.nsent of the President Of the
Unifei SIatrs-
In witness whereof haze causei the seal IF
the Post Office Department to be affixed hereto,
with my signature, the day and year first above
written.
m 81 ALEX W RANDALL.
Postmas er CEREAL, U. 8.
Thereby approve the foregoing conventi' n, and
in testimony the.e-fI have caused the seal OF
the Unired states to be affixed
Tsru1 ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the lresident:~
W SEWARD, Acting Secretary OF state.
WASHINGTON. october Is, 1851
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THE COMPREHENSIVE HERET PORE Ex-
listing between A. W Tjader and Geo. Munck-
ton. Physicians and Surgeons, b thi" cey dss lived
by mu. nal consent. All persons knowing them
selves Indebted to them requested to settle up
BY the first day Of April, II their arc.'unts will be
.elt with the proper officers TOR collection
AW TJADER,
GEO. AUNCkTUN.
Carson, March 18Th, 1870. MIN