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Butler Old Ben Butler has astouished Us by the
betrayal Of some of the se"sbities peculiar to humanity
His rhnoceros hide has seemed possess the power
turn away all the shafts of abuse and ridcue thu,
have been aimed at It, Evidently, gross Injustice ha.
been visited upon that worthy man, or some religious
or other salutary influence Is subduug the rancor OF
his nature aud opening his heart to the action of mild
i"snuaons and tender remonstrances
| The other day, in the House, OH proposition to
pass bill to extend the Smith Wesson pistol patent
known as the bill for Rolin White over the veto OF
the President, Butler and began to speak 10 favor
OF the extension. Farnsworth made point OF order
that he was interested in the pending BILL and should
not % allowed TO proceed. At this, Butler, In his
usual style of bluff jerked out that it was false and
that be would not be choked off by man that had
more beard than brains. Farnsworth retorted that
the member might his beard but he should not
come into the House and steal under the shadow of it.
He cooly advanced towards the desk and said that
the member from Massachusetts, had denied his state
ment that he counsel in the case he asked to have
the Off sl documents. which he had sent to the desk,
read to prove it. As the page took them up there
was sudden and general quiet and several expressed
"ope ahat ho que "ouiH or sct 10 p4pprS Oeng rehd
In case OF such gravity. members from each side OF
h- House crowded towards the CENTRE and the scene
Was very quiet considering the intense excite
Iient, "a represented.
Meanwhile Butler was charging around acting more
ike mad man tina" sane person. He was part Of
the time almost choking with rage and at the same
time more thoroughly embarrassed than he has ever
appeared. Il sepms to have been evident to all that
be WAS hit in sore place, and was much worried at
the looks Of the ppers offered, with the blue ribbons
aud seal of one Of the departments. he said the read
Ing Of the documents would show Farms worlhs state
tnents false and malicious The reading OF the papers
showed from the records of the Patent Office that
Butler had some time since received fee of $1,000
from White, and that he acknowledged himself to The
Patent Office az Whites attorney. The reading caused
great sensation. Butler ut once claimed that the
late showed the call for ths previous Question: and
Farnsworth obtained the floor. He went at Butler as
with an axe or cIeaver, and charged him with fraud,
With false pretenses, with rendering himself liable to
for misdemeanor In bringing hs Law
IN the door ~ his capacity Of member, and of the
ee, TO have been one for preparing brief for the
ase In the Supreme Court. The House seemed to
lde with Farnsworth Butler writhed under the ex.
ori ttou, and Oh the vote lost the case b. large
urjority.
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dispatches from Tuesdays Daily.1
Foreign and Domestic Markets.

New foRg july 3-The cotton movement for the
week shows further falling off in receipts while
the exports are considerably in of ast week and
corresponding week OF last year Receipts at all pors
Tor the week were ll,709 balpa against II SAT Ias,
week, 1885 the previous week and 1895 three
weeks since. RECEIPTS ut all ports from September
1852 TO date, reach 1925 469 bales against 1Ol
676 for same time last year showing INCREASE of
7z3,Ss3 balesi favor of the present season. Exports
from all ports tor the week % 7gs bales against sas
last week and 1914 this week last year Exports from
September /. 1869, TO date, reached 2 O69o7l bales
gainst ,4l41z3 tor same time iast year Stock at
all ports is sD645 bales. against So pt5 last wear
Stock in interior towns 81 SOL bales. against ~ a1e
last week and 4676 this date last year Stock of cot
ton in Liverpool 555,0l0 bales, against as2 ooo las.
years amount OF American cotton afoat for Great
itan 1000 bales aEai. At 6onoo a@t year. amouns
q India cotton adoas tor Europe 800 bales against
6s2,2nl last year. Ire cotton market ut this noins
- dull and heavy during the week with further de-
sias 70 psissA kAss d ihs growing sssp a.ve hssn
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TIE Ckors.- From personal observation In the
nsRhhorhood Of Spring Rridge, in this parish we are
perfectly Se Satisfied that much better than an aver
age corn crop will be made thi. year. An occasional
low spot indicates too much rain but generally the
crop looks in fine Condition, having that deep green
color indicative of health and vigor, many stalks
with Two ears upon thsm-not u usual thing On our
uplands.
While the cotton plant Is growing rapidly and looks
WE'LL we have never eeen much grass II is in the
of'Ii' nddI.s and everywhere ese. Here and theirs
planter may have his crop cean but this Is the e.
ssp'ion-'hs rule is grass grass One planter assured
10 that ne had not had three consecutive plouehnz
days" in six weeks. The stand must nece. sar;lv he
very seriously H. nred in removing the grass. SINE
Whist upon the principle however, that everything Is
for the oss, IL may be that the grass will prove I'd
'sningsous in one retp.ct Il Injurious In o,hers-by
checking the TOO rapid growth Of the plant and pre-
ssaasS y sIsaipz sos asah y Nod,
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MISCELLANEOUS.

LOUISVILLE, July 3.-Great excitement in the
Western country over the face between the steamer.
L e aud Nachez, from New Orleans Several hun
nred thousand dollars saked the result in this cit,
alone. Quickest time on record it is expected TIL.
lie passed Memphis To night at III Time from
New Orleans days and SIX hours. Natchez an hour
behind
San Francisco July S.-The town of Orrville Was
nearly Destroyed by fire day Loss heavy
New YORK July 4-Drlegates from various States
of the Union in this city and held another anti
Chinese meeting last uight, and framed secret or
eanz ton for the protection of operative purposes
called the Working Mems Friendly Association.
MONTGOMERY July The day was observed bv
the closing stores, hunks. &c. 4 Republican meet
ing, which had been advertised for several weeks was
held. took place over the dinner in which sew
txal negroes and shot, dangerously All
were OF the same party.
FORTRESS MONROE, July 4.-The day passed quietly
here. salute fired from the Fort ut noon. the
band playing national air. There Was fine display
OF fireworks in the evening" which was witnessed by
large number of ladies aud gentlemen from adjoining
counties. The vessels in the harbor were ali taste
fully decorated with bunting.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, July 4.-Independence
day Was celebrated here by complimentary dinner
given by the propretors to the representatives of the
press OF Washington and Richmond. JAS A. Cowar
din, senior editor Of the Richmond DISPATCH presided
and speeches were made by Senators Howard and
Yates, and Representative Kelley, of the Virginia
Legislature, Cot. John Baldwin, of Virginia, W W.
Barr OF the Southern Associated Press, and otbers
grand hop will be given to
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sAsE GAME-In a conversation. Yesterday. on
the subject of The reckless appropriation OF public
money by the Legislature OF Louisiana, during shieh
was ADVANCED the repeated truism that majority of
the members conrihutd but little If anything 10 the
public treasury, little incident which occurred In
shreveport several years ago brought to our mind
The old hotel on Texas street, which stood where
nov stand the Mayors Office and adj4cen. building.
was, in Its as days kept by ], S. Allwins His terms
sers low, and no one objected to them. An unex.
Peetsd rise taking place in sweet potatoes. forced All
Wine TO the ALTERNATING of increasing tile price Of board
or closing hs house. He determined however. upon
she perous .xp rment OF rise in bis prices and ut
oinner after all the guests in teir spats With
much embarrassment and trepida,ion he announced
bis Intention fellow hsmed r., lor, Tho had never
paid an. thing ard hsd no idea OF ever doing TO- arose
from bis amid the sencs and nnsttrns.lon Of biz
fellow hoafderr, and nagnanimously said:
"Gspusnen, don't /, on on /, Ia Nth he rx,s
ri y, - " uyssB ! ~ W. rain"
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GENERAL Summary The whole number of death,
IN thr city Tor the month ending he sOtn OF June
1870 WAS IS side the city limits
Cu-e OF drath-bilIiou4 lever /, pnerperal convul
zion gun-hot wound 2 Commissions 2 tabi.s mes4n
terca J. delirinm trptnen- l. maraamus var;o,s
'"'eF"'''eh' lever l. malignant tumor |, accidental
he'horfhage /, coca pctonurn, slborn l. fever irri
tauA 'nsolHtloz 2, ~hoopingcough (pertu.,i- /, diva
en'F'S g ftoris conpesfNR 2. drowned L. unknown l.
coIor-~hi'es 10; blacks 10; unknown2
1ge-under year 5; from to 4; from s 70 10
!; from ~ 10 81, 4; from 81 to 40 q from 81 To 81,
= 'ro" 6o /" 70. ?; unknown, 4; silborn /.
Pi"ce OF hirh-Lnn>iana IS, Alabama Sou,b Tar.
o.n" . 0"kno~n J. Germany /, Tennessee /, vlr.
ginia /.
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En1d

lh's is subject which has never failed to interest
every Glass OF readers, whether they be Jews Gen
'''e'' saints or sinners, gushing young maidens or
aged natrons, young ma-culines with thought intent
upon candy, marbles or top, or the grey haired sire
"ooo'ng on crutch to bis place of business with the
eye CHANGING eagerly around in search of a customer
AL sl', DO" to thy magic sway, 0. gold. Hence we
Deem that the following condensed from an article Oh
the jeet by the Christian Union, may prove of in
terest to our readers:
The estimated amount of gold in existence at the
commencement of the Christan era was s427 900 900
al the discovery of America In 1892 this amount had
o'm'ish-d to s57o oooon. In 1910 this amour, had
risen 10 sl' sooooo, III 100 1851 900 ooo In 1870
Sf,SoI,o 5000. The Russian mines extending over
Ole third Of the surface Of the globe on parallel aty
degrees north latitude, we're discovered In 1872
l" is4s the estimated amount Of gold in existence
was s2,opo, 100000.
Mkt followed the discoveries in California February
y lSi6, and in Australia February IL, 1861, which
added enormously to the gold production. In 1853
the amount in existence computed ut g. o00 OOo
U o, aud Ia 1860 it was 81, oo0, 100000
From tie commencement of the Christian era to
the discovery Of America it was estimated that gold
had been taken from the surface and mined to the
amount of As, SOC, 600 600 From that date to the
close of 1912, $500 600 900; to 1850 Russia adds
:746 ooo.ooo and California and Australia 50 Ooo,-
100000 more. The amount of gold at present in ex-
istenee is estimated at $3.50, 000, 800 more
In the reign Of Darius gold was thirteen times more
valuable, weight for weight, than silver. In the time
ct Plato It was twelve times as valuable In that of
julius Cesar gold was onIy nine times more valuable
owing, perhaps, to the enormous quantity of gold
"ezed by him In his wars. 1t Is natural question TO
"sk, what became of the gold and silvers A paper
read before the Polytechnic Association by Dr. Ste,
phers, recently is calculated meet this Inquiry H.
s#ys, of our annual gold product full fifteen er cent
s melted down for manufacture; rhirty.fve per cent
goes to Europe; twenty-five per cent to Cubs fifteen
per cent. TO Brazil five per cent. direct to Japan
China and the Indies; leaving but Eve per cent for
circulation in this coutry. Of that which goes to
Cuba the West Indies, Brazil full fifty per cent nds il,
way to Europe. where after deducting large per cet
age used in manufacturing, four fths of the remain
der Is exported to India Here the transit of the pre-
cous metal Is at an end. Here the supply, however
vast is absorbed, and never returns to the civilized
world.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

| WASHINGTON, July House The Senate's reques
| for new Conference Committee on the Indian Ap
preparation bill gave rise to animated debate il
which it contended that the House is bound t
carry the treaties made by the Indan Peace Com
mission in 1867. The new Conference Committee wa,
ordered.
The House refused to allow the counsel for Wood
10 be heard at the bar OF the House.
The Louisiana contested election case-DarraIl vs.
Baey-has been decided in favor of DarraIl republi-
can. A motion to reconsider entered and will
come up next Wednesday.
bill passed declaring forfeited to the United States
certain lands granted to the Opeousas & Great West
-rn Railroad.
snate-sawyer addressed the Senate 10 favor of the
bill tor the sale OF lands ia the Sea Islands of Beaufort
South Carolina
The naturalization bill was COZ sidered, and an
amendment by Sumner adopted striking the word
white from the haturallz ,tion laws.
The substitute OF the Senate for the House bill
rejected.
The amendment offered by Williams excluding Chi
from the privilege of naturalization was debated
and pending action the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 4.-iSendte "A motion to adjourn
was losf by tie vote
The Committee on Indian Affairs reported bill to
provide for the removal of the Cherokee Indians in
North Carolina to the Cherokee lands west of the Mis-
sls~ippi river.
Harris offered resolution calling for information as
to C'sey's management Of the New Orleans Custom
house Adopted.
Naturalization bill resumed. Stewart continued
his argument for the exclusion of Chinese from the
privilege of being naturazed.
No House.
Senate in session all day and will this evening
The debate WAS continued the amendment cxcIud
ing Chinese from the privilege of naturalization.
Williams, OF Oregon, Stewart, OF New York and
C"nkllug aSoring the amendment. Sumner, Carpen
ter schuz md rrumhull opposed. No action reached
but it agreed that consideration OF the bill
shall be resumed at the opening OF the session to
morrow, whether the naturalization bill is finished
night or not.
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FROM EUROPE.

VIENNA, July 2.-Aivices have been received o.
a sharp earthquake in Gree yesterday. An island ii
the ntghborhood suddenly disappeared at the tuna Of
the shock.
WARSAW, July 2-The Emperor of Russia and
suite have arrived here grand official demonstra.
ton will be made in honor OF the event.
LISBON, July 2-Senor Figanur recently appointed
Portuguese Minister to Washington, has been transfer
red to St. Petersburg.
ROME July at ia said that at least two.thirds of
the Fathers of the Ecumenca Council will depart 10,
home the dogma OF IuiaIibty is promuI
gated.
PARIS July The Figaro was to-day prosecuted
for violating the press law The PARTICULAR offtnst
being the publication of false anecdote of the Elm
peror and the late ri Clarendon
Washburne, American Minister. has gone to the Ger
man watering places. Col Hofuar, Secretary OF Lee
galion, act during his absence.
The Minister sailed from Havre to-day for New
York.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 3.-The Czech Catholics re
siding here publicly their determin ton to
adopt Greek faith should the dogma of Inlaibilt,
be adopted at Rome.
PARIS, July 3.-The Emperor wears mourning for
eight days III consequence of the death of Jerome
Patterson Bonaparte, of Baltimore.
Advces from Rome represent that the discussion
Of the iufability dogma will certainly close this week
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COUPLE OF WIVES F, R SoMt B Dy-A German
paper contains an advertisement OF which the follow
ing ia Il literal translation:
~, am Mile Pspi, and my sister Is called METH.
Kindly nature has endowed Ia with the charms OF NO.
MANHOOD We are both gagged at the Theatre Ma.
t,ohal am in the chorus; Meth dances in the ballet
We are both of US virtuous girls especially N.,ti
She, for instance, believes that when Young girl
Kisses man with moustache noustaches are sure to
grow on her lips too but gu know that does
CUT, especially 1t the Young man has no moistache
any believe that We girls likely to bs deceived
he m"kesa mistake, and has only to inquire of the
woman who acts as box keeper, Nine. Kovscs. We
only desire to be married. firstly because rego says
!. ID the duty OF woman; and secondly. heeause the
time haa arrived when we should settle, especially
Netti. Finally, one who wishes one or two wives has
Gully to apply"
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A MODEL VALEDIcToRY.-On style of Illinois four.
naSn is illustrated in the following paragraph, which
appears IN the Kehsburg Observer under the head Of
:. Obituary."
About two and half years ago we took possession
OF this pa per 1t Was then in the very act of peponp
out having neither friends, money nor credit. W.
ried to breathe into it the breath OF life. we nh. no
II Ill our own money and everybody else's we could
get hod o. but it was no go; either the people Of
cont appreciate our efforts, or we don't
Hho" ho" 10 Fo newspaper. We went into the
business with confidence, determined to RIM j, mn, m
Dust We have busted. During our connection with
'he observer we have made some friends and nuuar.
oa1 enemies The former will have our gratitude vha
to the devil. ssseessea W 30
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On Monday negro boy. fifteen or aixtsen years Of
age was arrested for attempting vol-nce upon the
P"rs'" Of little white girl aged about seven yeara
Ih" sc"nndret WAS detected borp actual violence had
hern Te+nred TO, though the child was terribly fright.
e""d Hanging is good for the brute, even though
he be one OF the nations wards
The boy was ri,d yesterd y before Judge LevI.ee.
aid placed u der bond of $3.50 90, which, " lille i,
would Indicate that 1t s not 70 aggravated case Az
We had supposed, when the above ragraph was writ.
ten, appeared To mewhat singular
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EARLY RlslSG-We have for many years had ii
theory that early rising Injurious to health bur
have heretofore had arrayed against Us all the doctor,
and all the industrious peope--have all along bee,
satisfied that we were in advance of the age but it
set down by unbeliesing world to the score of la
ness IL is gratifying to that evidences are every
DAY multiplying that people are becoming converted
10 the true faith. Doctors may talk earnedy of the
'ns'gorating air of early morning-poets NAV sing
themselves hoarse about =" sparkling dew DROPS "Au
roras bush and kindred nonsense, but it ia all gam
"on' Let EN- sparkle and let her blush. The poor
oFos ana the unsuspectng worms should be permitted
TO ENJOY this mental quetude these intellectual pleas
ures und'sturbed by the presence of man.
Dr. Hall, we believe, the first who ventured to
attack With the weapons Of science this custom of early
's'hg and since he has broken down. as it were the
barriers that hedged in the faacy as something divine
other assalants have pucked up courage and rushed
through the breach, cutting and slasbing manfuy at
this monster which has been the terror OF small bows
since the days when Adam booted Cain out to his
pioughing aud Abel to look after his sheep before
the sun had dspeed the miismss and msts that hung
around Paradise.
The American Agricultural thus strikes blow for
enlightenment aud progress, though it would be as
wei! tor the farmers to keep it from the knowledge of
the freedmen, at least until they "ge. out of the
grass"
bad custom is prevalent in many families, espe
cialy among farmers. of working an hour or two be-
lore breakfast. This s convenient on many accounts
but 1t is not conducive to health The prevalent op
ION 10 that the morning air is the purest and most
esthfui and bracng, but the contrary the fact At
no hour OF the day is the air more filled with damn.
ness logs and miasmas than about sunrise The heat
of the sun gradually dIssipatrs the miasmatic indu
ences as the day advances. An early meal braces 10
he system against these external INFLUENCES. Evarp
'ne knows the anguor and aintness often experienced
or the first hour in the morning and this is increased
y exercise and want OF food We do not agree with
he boarding school regime, which prescribss a long
Walk before breakfast as means OF promoting heal,b
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-07-06

fiNED-Judge john A Campbell and J. O. A. Eel.
lows, Esq, were each fined one hundred dollars tbs
other day, by Judge Dibble of the Eighth District
court New Orleans, for asking in their petition that
certain case be transferred to the United States Dis
rlct Court upon the ground that their clients could
not obtain justice in the Eighth District Court. The
resentment manifested by the Judge was, We think
natural and proper, but instead of flung the parties
the dignity of the Court would have been more fullv
indicated by granting the prayer of the petition. 40.
eompanied BY presentation BY the Judge, of a pieces
of bis mind
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The Representatives in Congress already perfect
ing their organic ton for the fall elections On the
18th the Congressional Committee, composed of either
one Senator or preventative from each State met at
the Capitol, with Senator Wilson as chairman It vas
decided to der the position of secretary to Thos L.
Fuock, Collector of Internal Revenue in that district
who was the secretary in the last Presidential cam.
paign. Rooms are to be set aside in the Capitol.
clerks employed, and general distribution of docu
ments commenced. The hat il to be passed around
among the rich Radical Senators aud members, and
some OF the Pacific Railroad rings also expected to
contribute to a campaign fund
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MONTHLY REPrRr The business for the month
paaard has been almost constantly diminishing and
during the latter part of it, in an acceprating ratio
The receipts and shipments of cotton for the mouth
are far in excess OF the period last year There
have been received during the month 1890 bales
against $50 during the month last year. and there
have been shipped 272O against 1918 bse for the same
period last year Since the 1T of September there
have been received lo4 e4s bales against 7s,495 for
the same time last year.
On the 1T of july last year low mddng cotton was
quoted at 2a4@25t and gold 1856. To day gold IL
ITO and cotton nominal
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MFsSRs E B JAcop.-We invite attention N
the card OF this stHu"ch, reliable and popular firm
Their friends will ace that good bargains can still be
had, notwithstanding the preparations for their e-
giant four story with basement" building they de
sign erecting on the site of their old store house on
Texas street The frat aory from, s to be Of iron,
and the upper stories exactly of brown stone bur
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PrBLrc MEETING Our country friends are urgently
solicited to attend the meeting called for SATURDAY.
next in this place No buster. no parade are in
tended, hut it lie defgned to dscuss calmly, ratio all,
and "oyay the political rondi ion of the country.
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THE RRADIsH JOHNSON This elesant and popuIsr
passerg'r packet will leave promptly to day. There il
not a more comfortable boat on the river, nor one
with more accommodating officers. She sets sunp
tuous table and has the most luxurious couches, aud
for speed and safety is unsurpassed by any craft III
the trade
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A the passenger trim was coming into Marshall
yesterd y morning, Mr.. j A. Coleman, formerly con
ductor on the road attempted to jump off while the
train was in motion and fell the track. The train
passed over one foot and the ankle of the Other cru-
Ing them to pieces The physicians we're preparing to
smputate both.
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We invite attention to the advertisement Of the
Lowe place Tor sale, by G Lowe This il general,
conceded to be one OF the best upland places In the
parish The so1l il good range for hogs and cattle
excellent and fishing facilities Unsurpassed