The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-02-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb 3-The President has signed
the bill for extending the harbor of New Orleans.
Ames is before the Reconstruction Committee to-
day regarding the reconstruction of Mississippi
Revenue to-day SS6S,00
The Banking and Currency Committee examined the
teegraphers through whose hands Boutwells order to
sell four millions of gold passed; also BoutwelPs mes
senger and private secretary So far no leak is found
between Boutwell, and Butterfed. The telegraphers
who handled the dispatch at New York have been sent
| for.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in a communication
to the House. called attention to immediate action
gardng estimates for repairing the customh houses at
Mobile and Savannah
Gen. Terry ordered to Washington on important
business after attending to which he will return to
| Georgia.
An agent of Frazer, Trenholm & Co., late agents of
the Confederacy is here endeavoring to induce the
Government to accept $4,000 promssory notes, and
dismiss all suits here and in England.
An executive session of the Senate voted again ad-
versely to Hoar for the Supreme Bench by "a to "a
| The following is published by the Cubans in New
| York 1t is most likely canard:
KEY WEST Feb. 3.-1ntelllgence from Havana has
been received that up to ten o'clock Sunday night
about $50 persons had been killed and wounded by the
Spanish in tumut growing out OF the Castanans at
fair At the latest accounts the bad not ceased
The Cubans seem to have been murdered without any
respect to persons This news has just been received
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Gen, w. T. Clarke, member
elect from Galveston District has departed for Texas
He will canvass for the Senate, for which, it is conf
| IDENTIFY said he has Executive endorsement.
Hoar was positively rejected by the Senate and the
Office is vacant With the present conflicting factions
North and the steady front from the South it is pro-
bable Southerner will be secured on the Supreme
| bench.
| Nominations to-day: DR.. Sam. Bard, late OF At
lanta, Ga, Governor of Idaho; Bleecher, Assessor
Sd North Carolina District; Goblin, District Judge.
| Revenue to-day one million dollars.
T. j. Durant is again urged for the Supreme bench.
WASHINGTON, Feb 5-Offcial information was re.
ceived to-day showing that the policy of the North
German Confederation is in accord with that OF the
United States, aud that Count Bismarck, equally with
our Government is opposed to all who would weaken
and degrade the central Government of China, by the
application of force at the discretion of those who
command it, without reference the King the home
Government
telegram to the Navy Department, from Key
West. announced the arrival there from Matanzas, OF
Admiral Porter's flag ship, Severn, accompanied 6y
monitors Sagus and Dictator The Admiral telegraph.
ed that there is nothing of the reported massacre Of
Cubans at Havana
The Svatura will sail from the West Indies tomorrow
| Yellow fever has broken out on the Seminole at
the West Indies, and that vessel mas oeeh ordereo
North.
Revenue over half million.
Comback declines the Portuguese Mission.
The President has promulgated the Chinese treaty
Hugh Ewing is to be recalled from the Hogue.
| In General debate Sheldon, of Louisiana spoke on
finance and the tariff arguing from facts and figures
in favor of retaining the present tariff on sugar.
| The Senate Committee on Commerce held meeting
day and considered among other things the levees
of the Mississippi. The matter was finally referred te
a subcommittee, consisting of Senators Buckingham
and Kellogg.