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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

THE LEE MEMORIAL SERVICES. The services held
at the Methodist church on Saturday evening were
highly gratifying to all present. The church was
draped in mourning by the fair hand of woman, whose
hearts are ever keenly alive to the calls of sympathy
and of love. The choir sang the anthems as though
their whole soul in the music and the occasion
The Rev. DR.. Dalzell opened the services with an
appropriate prayer which followed by the funeral
sermon from the Rev. John Wilkinson The rever.
end gentleman paid most fitting tribute to the char
acer of the christian soldier showing that true great
alone exist in conjunction with christian vr-
tues; and showing, too, how prominently gifted with
all great and good attributes this greatest and best
man that given to people. Both the man
ner and the matter of the sermon were most tasteful
and appropriate.
The funeral Grafton was then delivered by A. II.
Leonard Esq Possibly our affection for the boy might
render partial judge, but we have heard so many
speak in enthusiastic terms of praise of the Grafton that
fancy cannot be far wrong in the opinion that
have rarely if ever, heard beautiful chaste
and eloquent panegyrc, or more touching auson to
the Lost Cause-lost despite the noble lives that
spent to save t-lost despite the genius of Lee, of
Jackson, of Johnston and of Beauregard.
After the Grafton the Rev. W. c. Dunlap offered up
feeling prayer, following which,
"T The pealing anthem swell'd the note of praise"
The audience was dismissed with benedction by
the Rev. A. E. Clemens
1t is emnently fitting that these services should
have been held Yet in honoring the memory of the
illustrious dead we but honor ourselves for he who
calls forth this sympathy, these tears has passed from
the of earth and been taken up to that Eden
land affair."" where the loud revele," the tramp of
charging squadrons, the cannons thunder the vctors
shout the of the wounded, shall never disturb
him more-where the laurel or the cypress wreath
but as withered leaves--where mans censure or the
worlds applause to him but sounding brass and
tinkling cymba.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

Circumstances prevented our attending the Episeo-
pal Church on Sunday, to listen to the there
delivered by the Rev. DR.. Dalzell, upon the life and
character of Gen. Lee. The service in response
to a request sent through the South by the ladies of
Virginia. who have taken upon themselves the labor Of
love to raise funds to erect monument to the memory
of the great man who has fallen in our Israel. We
need scarcely say that the eloquent divine amply met
the demands of the occasion and the expectation of
his friends We have not heard what amount was con-
trih
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

MEssRs SUTHERLAND & PAGE.-We again call atten-
ton to this fashionable establishment which is the
great resort for all, both ladies and gentlemen, who
wish to purchase the finest and cheapest articles.
They specially invite customers to their large supply
of custom made shoes, ladies' and gentlemens which
they offer the most reasonable terms. Their stock
of ordinary and fancy dress dry goods is complete
bracing everything used in either ladys gentle
mans toilet. Remember that the number is 80 Texas
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

PERSECUTION OF THE SAINrs.-The Radical paper at
Marshall must call the editor of the Natehoches Times
to strict account for indulging in vlifcation of its
friends as conveyed in the following extracts the first
touching the election Sabine and the other the cleo
ton in VIM:
A correspondent at Many writes that the Demo-
cratic ticket, from State Senator up carried Sabine
parish by about 500 majority: John r. Smart was
elected to the Legislature W. W. McNeely, Parish
judge Alfred Lout, Sheriff; D. R. Candy, Coroner.
We have later information from Sabine, indicating
Democratic majority of 373 in the parish The citizens
aege that box tempered WITH seventy eight Dem
ocratic votes having been replaced by like number
of Radical votes. There is much Indignation, and the
Democrats are determined to establish the fraud.
The following letter, written by the defeated Radi-
cal candidate for the Legislature in Winn parish was
intercepted by good Democrat of that parish and
sent us. There nothing astonishing in the rascal
y displayed by the Professor for is the game played
everywhere by the Radical party FROM Congress down
to the Police Jury. But the letter is public exposi-
ton of of the scoundres of the pack and there
fore publish it, without further comment and without
correction. Here it is:
ATLANTA, La, Nov. 10, 1870
Gen. James McCleery
Deer Friend-please consult the Supervisor of Re.
gstration of Winn if You meet him in New Orleans in
regard to my election and if possible get the boxes
thrown out there was frauds perpetrated against me
at each precinct; some by votes miscounted, some
double votes against other frauds we'll known to
our supervisor l. myself. Sec him and the Governor
and do all you can for me- if you get the Parish
thrown out and get before the house of Representa-
tives with the Governors assistance can beet them
if nothing can be done in my favor secure me an ap-
pointment if there is any vacancy as am in need Of
some Position.
GENT have written to you in full at Shreveport
please inform me Immediately of my doom.
l think your election is sure
l write in haste.
Your friend L. GEORGE.
PSI want you to have Samuel Peace appointed
Justice of the Peace in Ward Five Precinct Atlanta
he an excellent citizen and perfect Gentleman Also
Jackson Hamilton in Ward six Precinct st. Maurice he
is an amable Gentleman. if get things righted up
the next election is ours in Winn Please attend to
Police Jurors names forwarded to the Governor by
our Club they all good citizens and thorough Re-
publicans. L. GEORGE
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

THE ELECTION IN DESoTo.-The returns from that
parish manipulated after the manner in vogue
with Radicalism, and no living man outside of New
Orleans calculate the exact result, although the
powers that be in that city may magnaniousy conclude
to give at least fair count of the votes that out
of the boxes. How they got in is different matter
After the polls closed of the colored commits
sioners took the Mansfield box his cabin and kept it
under his bed for sometime, but finally induced to
take it to the obscure locality in the parish where the
process Of counting was gone through with.
Mortimer Carr, the illustrous gentleman who figured
Speaker of the last House of Representatives, hav-
ing succeeded our OVID pet, Chaws Lowell, came up to
DeSoto not long suce and there remained to keep his
precious person out of danger from yellow fever in
New Orleans. At the late election fellow of the
name of Devices and negro answering to the hon.
ored name of George Washington, and who, in the
strictly correct language of the Marshall Weekly,
"by far the peer" of the white man, the regular
Radical candidates for the Legislature. Now mark the
result Tickets were surreptitiously printed which
was substituted the Of Mortimer Carr instead Of
that of George and the poor deluded darkies
all the while voting for Mortimer instead of George,
they supposed When the trick discovered just
possibly there wasn't one mad niger in DeSoto
George had serious notions of going to the city and
cowhiding the gentleman of the high sounding NAME
who had snatched from him his anticipated honors
but concluded " de white trash want wuf gemmans
notice"
DeSoto will be msrepresented thusly: In the Lower
House, Mortimer Carr and C. W. Devices; in the Senate
N. H. Twitchel, bad cross between scaawag and
carpet in the Office of sheriff, David G. John
son, nondescfpt. Strange to say, Judge John Fl.
suthern reelected Parish Judge, although he is
gentleman.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

IMPORTANT TO TAx-PAYERs.-We would advise all
persons who have not paid their State taxes, to
call Immediately upon George L. Smith, State Tax
Collector, and settle the same, otherwise he will be
compelled to comply with the requirements of the 9th
Section of the law, which reads as follows
Be IL further enacted, etc., That when a State Col
lector shall fail to sell any real property in the Parish
where it is situated he shall Immediately send full
and minute description of such property with all its
metes and boundaries to the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, who after thirty days notice in the official
Journal shall sell such property to the highest bidder
at public auction, in the city of New Orleans.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

FIRE! BURGLARst-Are your books, papers and
other saluables from fire and burglars? If not
you should make them at once. Messrs Fancher &
North, of No. Milan street. to whose advertisement
in another column would call attention, are sole
agents for Marvin Co.'s celebrated fire and burglar
proof safes-acknowledged TO be the best yet manu-.
faetured-they sell these safes here at Marvin Co.'S
New York prices and guarantee entire satisfaction in
every respect They also have hand splendid as
sortment Of hardware, house furnishing goods, me-
chanics TOOLS machinists supplies, etc, etc As they
manufacture large portion of their assortment them
selves they enabled to offer great inducements to
purchasers
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

We invite the especial attention of the ladies to the
notice of Mr.. E. J. Leman, who has opened saloon
where they can at all hours of the day and after the
close of the Theatre, enjoy all the delcace served in
the most elegant style. Mr.. Leman is too well known
for them to require the that the saloon will
be conducted in such a manner as to commend it to
their patronage
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

Movers have been passing through streets quite
freely lately in pursuit of that FL Dorado of the West
which many of them will never find save in imagina-
ton. But they will all find fertile soil, which when
judiciously and energetcay tcked with the hoe will
laugh with bountful harvest. They must 60 pre-
pared to encounter or less hardships for they
incident to all settlements, but if they are
but themselves their reward will surely come.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

Those who wish to purchase, either at retail Or
wholesale, fine jewery guns pistols music and musi-
cal instruments should drop in on P. F. L. Frank, No.
% Texas street. He has dazzling array of magnh-
cent jewelry which, if caught in an amable mood, he
will almost give away rather than customer should
leave without purchasing.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

MEssRs E. & B. JAooEs.-The splendid new building
of this long established firm is literally packed with
goods from basement to attic. They sell such large
quantities of goods that they afford to sell at the
smallest profits thus doing justice to themselves and
to their customers As we have before said
they intend making the boot and shoe business a
speciality and pledge themselves to sell at wholesale
as cheap merchants in the interior purchase in
New York. All they ask is that parties price their
goods,
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

1t will be seen by his advertisement that Mr. G. II.
Bond is ia receipt Of world of toys, wherewith fond
parents may delight the hearts of their interesting off.
spring. He moreover, has an elegant assortment of
CONNECTION, besides being prepared to furnish hot cof
Fee chocolate, etc. in the most elegant style Call on
Mr. Bond and you will be delighted with the general
annearance of bis establishment.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

correspondent requests US to reply, through the
paper, to the question of where the line
"a fellow-feeling makes us wondrous kind"
In his criticism of Coeridge in the English Bards
and Scotch Reviewers, Byron says:
"Yet none in lofty numbers surpass
The bard who scars TO elegize an
So well the subject suits his noble mind,
He brays the laureate of the ong-ea d kind"
The lines thus appear in the later editions but in all
former ones the last line Stood
"a fellow feeling makes wondrous kind"
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

DISTRESSING CAsUALTY.-Capt. W. G. Barrett, of the
Gazette we regret to say was, on Monday afternoon
thrown from a horse while galloping him out on the
Texas road and had his right arm broken. The hurt
was an extremely painful one, but the Captain is
already on the street. 1t will, however, be some time
before he can handle the quill editorial.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

The genuine DR.. Jones is now practicing at the
Haywood House. in Jefferson, Texas, where he will
remain until Dec 3Oth. DR.. J. sraghtens cross eyes,
cures all diseases of the eye, ear throat and nose,
catarrh etc. He is graduate of the best medical
colleges of Europe and America The person who
was in Shreveport last summer, under the assumed
name of Dr. Jones, was an impostor.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

We are requested to state that the ladies OF the
Methodist church will give supper on the evening OF
the Esd December the proceeds Of which will be de-
voted to paying the balance due on the parsonage and
on the oath for the children of the Methodist Sunday
School which will of course, be free.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

CIRCUS CoMING.-We yesterday had call from hr.
Thomas Davy, treasurer Tor Nxons great circus, who
informs US that it will perform here on Monday and
Tuesday, the 9Th and 9th of December Let every
body prepare themselves and their children for some
high old fun
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

The plantation in Bossier parish known as heo
Chute, was sold the 22d, at private SALE by mr.
Rosson, auctoneer, for $4,000, one-th'rd cash. the
balance in one two and three years. Mr. d. W.
Arnold was the purchaser.
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Died

In this place, on the Gath inst Mrs. URSULA WILL
lAMS, wife Of Wiley B. George, i'm the 25th year of her
age.
On the 18th of Nov, GEORGE ANDY, youngest
son OF John w. and Margaret A. Mahe, aged Two
years, eleven months and twenty-five days.
At Grand Ecore, on the 18th inst, of Pneumonis,
Mr. R. A. sIBLEY, aged about fifty years.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

Shidet, Sc Texas street, has on hand and Tor sale,
every article in the ewery line that can De 'houg' o'
or desired Give him call.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-30

ELECTION RETURNs.-The following is a statement
of the votes poled in this parish for members of the
Legislature at the recent election, aseertaned by
of poll boxes numbered one two, three, four,
five and six We have not been able to get the vote
for the other officers:
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-Departed for Red river
Era No. and Lotawanna.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-01

That an increase of the duty levied on any
article should diminish the current price Of
that article, the Free-Traders treat as incred.
ible. Yet the Hon. James Brooks-a renegade
Protectionist, and therefore bitterer and mors
unfair than an original Free Trader-in hn
late anti Tariff speech, says:
IAN honorable gentleman from Michigan in the XIn
Congress orr Driggsl tempted the House impose .
heavy duty upon imported copper, 70 give bounty 70
the copper miners OF Lake SuPerior-and he did I: with
the belief have doubt that would up the pos
OF the article My honorable colleague on the Ways and
Means from Michigan tMr. Blair cooperated with him
but the result has been Just the OF what the
honorable gentleman expectedas in the case Of wool
Copper Qngot in .lS65 "a cents per pound by IN
ngo and pending the agitation for the bounty increase
from 81 to cents per pound the price ran up TO az and
25 cents but after the levy Of the IS per cent,
dorm soon 10 % aud % cents, and only 20
per mound So that the copper producer Of Michigan.
stead OF reapng the benefit Of his increased bounty has
had the article left upon his hands three four cents
less than he might have hac but for the bounty sought
for here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-01

frnres OF gold then the aged one In thankness for all
rho blessipcs wherewith he Is blessed. calls his grand
child the idol OF his heart. and 10 her he says: MIX
me- child cup divine, crystal water. ruby wine; weave
the frontlet, richly flushing, DER my wintry temples
bIusbinp mix the brmmer love and shall no more the
Gauntlet try Hero upon this holy bowl 1 surrender all
my soulv" =,
Mr. johnson explains that the venerable
old reveler above mentioned "does not drink
GAS n debauchee" He does drink as duty
"to himself and as pleasure" What he seeks
is ga tranduilizer of his nerves" The effect is
delicious. The aged bon riuant "seems to see
"and does see the worlds panorama all I'M
"rollcd, presenting beauties and figures he
"never saw before Probably not!
Perhaps it is an election to such exuberant
speeches as these, that they may have ten
dency TO make Honorable Members thirsty,
thus making necessary more frequent modest
"duenchersn than is consistent with the busl-
ness of the House. 1t has not been the result
of our observation that Representatives need
anv aggrayaton, artificial as this is, of their
thirst: nor are even the oldest Members in the
habit of taking their grandchildren into the
Washington bar-rOoms; nor would they be
likely to get much California wine In those
TEMPLES of Bacchus. 1t certainly would have
boen better if Mr.. johnson had brought few
cases of the tipple which he praised into the
lobby to assuage the dryness which ne must
ho IN crnatad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-01

convictions are compatible with the most Ig-
noble appetites. 81 have saved my SOUL"
writes Theodore Nicklas. No doubt, no fear;
none of tbose lingering dstrusts which might
disturb the ultimate moments OF the BEST L
"go,n he continues, "to world OF everlasting
"happiness. But / want THIS put iii
"the papers, that all the people may know
"that - is dirty thief shail
shave to leave this world Of sorrow ana go
into everlasting happiness. Uou
will soon take - out Of this world, the
"dirty dog But we are sick OF these cita-
tons. If there be blasphemy in them, II Is
not ours. If there be in them dreadiui
debasement of human nature, the fault may DO
attributed to the society which failed to make
this man something better. But if there be IN
them instead of well grounded religious faith
and rational religious ideas. instead !0t the
humility which BELTS Christian and the LOT
giveness of INJURIES without which CHRISTIAN
cannot be, instead of all these, only heathenlsh
notions and vague impressions, and 1alth
lower than the lowest skepticism-whose iauit
is it7 What guides led Nicklas into this mlfy
ditch of moral sutfocationY
Whoever they were, we are not wrlting u.
censure them, and much less are we inclined
to sheer at them. The Law having advised
culprit at bar to make his peace with God' the
work of the unfortunate clergyman commences
And what a work he is expected IN re"
short weeks to do. He is to make clean a
soul begrimed by the vices Of lifetime, ana
full of leprosies acquired and congenital. lie
is to cause this blind man to see, this deaf
man to hear, these lips upon which curses are
native to utter fervent and humble land eiiec-
tual prayers. What wonder If, when these
miracles are demanded of him, the Man OF God
shrinks appalled, from labors which would have
appalled, the heather Hercules, If other than
pbysical tasks had been assigned him. What
wonder if the spiritual adviser" resorts to
conventionalties and when there is no other
hope, trusts to Heaven for mercy, and SO lar
az this world is concerned, takes refuge IN STE
reotyped forms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-01

THE SCHOOL DIGESTION.

The great City Meeting of Wednesday even
ing i'll favor of the preservation of our Com
mon School system was not more remarkable
for the strength of its positions and the earnest
ness of its spirit than for the moderation of
its temper and the care with which any COM
initial to extreme positions was avoided. Its
resolves embody the convictions of the larger
number of the voters in our City with an inn
mense majority OF those of the State and the
Union.
President Grant has seldom been more happy
than when, in announcing to Congress and the
country the ratification of the XVIII Amend
ment, he calls the attention of the race thereby
enfranchised to the importance of effort on
their part "to make themselves worthy of
their new privileges and quotes from Wash
ington's Farewell Address this admirable ad-
vice to our whole People: Promote then, as
Z" a matter of primary Importance, institutions
" for the general diffusion of knowledge. In
proportion as the structure of the Govern
"ment gives force to public opinion. it is es-
sental that public opinion should be en-
frightened" The truth thus proclaimed forms
the impregnable basis of our Common School
system. An ignorant democracy is a perpetual
menace to governmental stability and general
thrift. You might as well plant "a battery on
fog-bank or intrench tornado and expect
therefrom abiding protection. If the Millions
are to vote, they must know how to read; and
this is why Common Schools IN free country
are no device to educate some at the expense
of others, but necessary provision for the
maintenance of republican liberty.
We regret that there are Americans who,
4o;l, or IN
are hostile to Common Schools supported by
taxation. A few object that each father should
pay for the instruction of his children. But
suppose many will not, or cannot Must the
State be surrendered to the control of ignO-
rance because its children have no recognized
parents, or those parents are unable or I'M
willing to educate their offspring We can
not safely divorce Universal Education from
| Universal Suffrage.
But the more formidable opposition to Com
mon Schools has a theological basis; and this
is deserving of more respect than one prompted
mainly by avarice and lack of public spirit.
| Let us consider it,
| Whenever one says, 81 object to our Com
L" mon Schools that they do not teach my
| creed" we respond sharply, at is not the
business of Common Schools to teach your
creed, nor any ones creed" That is the end
of the chapter. There is time enough for
teaching religious creeds' outside of school
hours, and persons ready and willing to teach
them without charge. We cannot realize that
there is any force in this objection.
But if q parent says, % object to Common
Schools that they do inculcate theology
which is adverse to mine," he constrains Us
to consider more gravely. For this, which he
says is done in our Schools, is what no School
supported by general taxation has any moral
right to do.
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