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Shreveport University.

YINHE TRUSTEES OF THE SHREVEPORT UNI
Il NERSlTf take pleasure in informing its patrons
and friends and all who interested on the subject
OF education that they have secured the services OF
Rev. M. s. SHIRh experienced educator as Presi-
dent, under whose administration, aided by a compe-
tent and efficient corps of teachers, the exercises OF
this Institution will be resumed on Monday, the
9Th day of September next.
Regular classes will be at organized and cir
ricuum adopted. Besides the Collegiate Department
Preparatory Graded School, complete in all its ar
engagements, and adapted either to prepare students
for the University proper, to fit them for practical
business life will be organized. Into this department
students of all ages and degrees of advancement below
the college will Be admitted.
Throughout all the departments the strictest disci-
pine will be maintained, and the closest attention given
10 the instruction and morals Of the pupils.
Students from abroad will board in the family of the
President
Expenses in currency, payable oue-half in advance,
remainder at middle of SESSION.
Tuition.
Primary and lower Academic, per month ......s 90
Higher Academic, per month. ............... 3 90
College Glasses, per month. ................ co
Modern Languages, each extra, per month .. %
Board, including washing, lights and fuel per
Incidentals, per term of five months 90
Damages to property repaired at the expense of the
offender.
The scholastic year will consist of forty weeks
10 monthsdivided into two sessions of twenty weeks
each. -
JOHN N. HOWELL,
Jel5-tt President Board of Trustees
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BREWERS HALL.
Prof. LOUIS HAsELMAYER

Has engaged to give few of his select entertain.
ments at the above Hall
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Shreveport Price Current.

lxADE FROM ACTUAL SALES AS THEY TRANSFERRED
1t should be understood that quotations. gener.
ally represent the wholesale prices, in United States
In filling small orders, higher rates will
IN no ra1G
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SPECIAL NOTICES

NOtice.-Duriug the construction Of their new
building on Texas street. E. i B. Jacobs will occupy
sheir Warehouse entrance the alley between Texas
And Milan streets, their main saesrooms their
office being on the second floor of the same building
Their Hardware, Hosiery and Notion Department, will
be found on Milan street, in the building occupied by
R. Il. Lindsay. Their business will be conducted with
out any interruption, during the progress Of building
jyGwtfl
l.. J. Leman. on Market Street, has one of the
lnest assorments Of Confectionery and Fruits have
ever seen in the place II il worth visit only 10 see
his establishment He is also prepared to furnish for
balls parties Cakes and CONNECTIONS in the most re-
"tcrChe style and on moderate terms. [d24
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Died

At his residence Collnsberg Bosser parish, La
June Goth Col. P. Y. O'NEIL, only son of p O'Neii
and 5. E. Heartgrove, aged forty years.
" He sent from on high and took me; and received
me out of many waters" He asked life of Thee and
Thou hast given him length of days forever and for
ever" oh, stricken Hearts, of his loving care, what
solace in this.
New Orleans Times and Mobile papers please copy
at Moss Side" near Shreveport, La, on the 9Th
INST, at II o'clock A. NJ, LOU ELLA infant daughter
OF M; L. Bfrnett and 5. Duncan Cuisine, aged ten
months and nine days.
Death chilled the fair fountain ere sorrow had stain
ed it.
1t was frozen in all the pure light of It's course,
And but sleeps till the sunshines Of heaven shall un-
chain it,
10 water the Eden from whence was its source"
- New Orleans papers please copy.
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VIE only place where real bargains are to be had,
before the war Now is the golden opportunity to bur
all kinds of goods at prices that must satisfy the
most skeptical. VIZ
our Motto Quick Sales, Small Profits.r
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FROM I'ITTsBURG TO sHREyFPoR7

UTEVIs -
Leaves SATURDAY, July 18th
sws. THE new large and elegant steamer,
kzfzsAs- TIDAL WAVE, John Kouus, mas,
ter, will leave above, and will attend
to all ordersfor shipments fiYI2 d&T5t
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Married:

At the residence of Mr. R. c. Bonev, in Jefferson on
the 18th inst Mr.. s. WYBRANTS, of Bolton, Texas,
an and Miss EMMA C. HARPER, of Jefferson, niece of
Mr.. Boney.
The happy pair left Immediately for Bolton, carry
ing with them the kind wishes of friends Nav their
lives be as sweet exhilerating, and delightful as the
cake and wine sent us BY Mrs, r. G. Boney.
Jefferson Times
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The extensive use Of these watches for the last f.
teen years by Railway Conductors, Engineers, and
Expressmen, the most exactng of watchwearers, has
thoroughly demonstrated the strength, steadiness, du
rrollty and accuracy of the Waltham Watch. To sat-
siy that class in all these respects is to decide the
question as to the rea value of these time keepers
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lock On Land Sept. J. 1861. .....,. bales So
Received yesterday ........ .... "a
Received previously ......,....lo los af3-l08 837
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NUT QuICk Saies- SmaII FTORtS,s y
"aragainst high prices, satisfaction to all.

READ AND BELIEVE;
Fast color calico and 10 cents per ward
"A Bleached Cotton 10 cents per yard
Fine French Linen Lawns % cents per ward
Beautiful Japanese cloths 20 cents per yard
- Jaconet Muslins 1914 cents per yard.
Fine French Nanesook 20 cents per ward
Fine French Swiss Is cents per yard.
Ladies' German Hose 81 rs per dozen.
Gents British Half Hose a. so per dozen.
Tape Border Handkerehiefs rs cents per dozen.
Ladies Kid Gloves75 cents per pair.
S-4 Table Damask 40 cents per yard
All linnen Table Napkins 81 per dozen
Large Stock of Ladies' and Gents Furnishing
Goods 20 PUI cen.. Cheaper than
Any other House.
TRUNKS OF ALL K1NDS-very cheap.
HATS OF ALL KINDS-great bargains.
We also have large stock of Plaids, Lowes. Jeanst
Cottonades, Linen Drills, Marseilles Quilts Bobne,
BARS Cashmeres, Diapers, Laccs Lace Shaws Shirtsf
Cndershirts, Drawers and very fine assortment o.
clothing which offer at prices to defy competition
Give us call before purchasing elsewhere, and W.
will guarantee to satisfy you. No trouble to show
goods. Remember the place,
r. CRAIG & CO.,
No. 30 Texas Street.
r. wifi SHREVEPORT.
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Commercial Intelligence.
SOUTH- WESTERN OFFICE,


Shreveport, July IS, 1870.
business since our last weekly report has been fa
from actlVe: The summer months upon US with al
'nelr neat and commercial and physical duness.
Cotton has been severely crippled and the patient
RECEIVERS slowly Indeed reIapses SO frequently
mat ts friends almost in despair of an ultimate
action. Commercial writers for the leading journals
OF the country stQdiousy express themselves with
much Vagueness in their representations Of the future
OF the staple so that whichever way it goes they
say with wise shake of the head, " told you So.
We shall moi initiate them, but modestly each
one of our readers that he knows altogether much
about it as do We can tell them, however, conf
IDENTITY and without fear of successful contradiction
that the article has been almost valueless compare
lively speaking, during the past week in this place.
frlees have been nominal low middling ranging from
Is to 151Ic. in Currency.
"eare stilliucredulous about gold going 10 par, at
least sin our time" though we would not have our
readers risk much on our judgment
lie Picaynne has the following in its financial ar.
Gle of the 9Th.
~ me money market continues to show less ease, al-
9tree we hear reiterated complaints of the difficulty of
placing loans at rates which were accepted fortnight
SINCE with the remark that it is extremely difficult
70 pace anything at inside figures we still quote 100
AZ eent Per annum for Al notes secured by unques-
honaoe eoliaterals and rst-cass business paper with
ons soaaeIas and l@lA u cent per month for second
grace and mortgage paper at 90lO q cent per an.
nun for Al and ll@I3 for second grade
COTTON STATEMENT T
;tockson Land Sept. !, 1869 ......... bales So |,
Received yesterday w 81
heeetved previously l"G.&f3-l06 337
loe,M8
shipped yesterday ............
'hipPed previously 49,. .......... 1o40II -l0L0ll
Stock on hand. ................... 49,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25
How About the 199,3723

THE " San Francisco Library Associa-
ton may be very laudable one, so far as
its original object was concerned, for aught
we know, but its exact present moral
status is rather difficult to be estimated
With the ostensible aim of promoting
good morals by the diffusion of intelli-
gence, it seems to have gone into the bust
ness of creating and stimulating a taste for
lotteries, and to have been "eminently sue
cessful." Wishing to increase its ex-
chequer, it procured the consent of the
State Legislature to organize gift con-
cert" which we submit is nothing more nor
less than an out and out lottery. Six hun
dred and twenty-eight prizes were offered
varying from 100000 downward 200 900
tickets were offered at $5 each, and $125,-
600 paid to firm to push the sale of these
upon the country, in which they succeeded
Two hundred thousand persons bit at the
bait, and paid over their s5 each for half
chance-that is to say, they helped to
make up purse of $1,000,000, but retained
the privilege, in the lot distribution, of a
chance at only half the amount. Just now
the papers are heralding the receipt of the
100000 prize by young man in New
York, and we suppose the other 627 prizes
will be paid. How about the other 109 372
pSloOho VIZ lltlFC SOb uOiHlllS lOl JllClI
So each? If their want of success
this time would render them less eager
to dip into the next legislative or Ii
brary, or any other lottery that comes up,
some good might be accomplished. But
this will not be the case generally. Each
one will be daZed by the success of one of
their numbers will consider that he Just
missed the prize himself; and having once
laid by his prejudices, it will be easier to
do it again and the faith that every man
has in his own luck will only stimulate
him TO try and try again" The fact that
these prizes will probably be paid in good
faith, which in most former gift enter
prises has not been the case, will render
this example all the more pernicious. The
effect upon the 62S takers of prizes cannot
be otherwise than injurious. Money easily
got usually goes easily, and those once
successful in u lottery seldom stop there
Judging from all past history, we venture
to predict that very few of them will have
any OF the prize-money left five years
hence, and that four out of five of them
will die in poverty. The San Francisco
Library Association has obtained its $780,
600 at an expense to the people of at least
$1,000, 0,000-speculation etc, have proba-
bly, increased this to twenty-f five per cent
more-but it has done a deed that in its
results upon society will oounterbalance all
the good that half dozen such Associa-
tions will ever accomplish.-HeGrth md
Home
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25
POLITICAL.

The indications on the 10th were that
the Republicans will have about thirty
majority in the new Illinois Legislature
According to the latest returns on the
14th, the entire Democratic ticket in Ne
vada is elected. Kendall, Democrat, beats
Fitch, Republican, for Congress, about 900
Mccormick, Democrat, is elected Dele
gate to Congress from Arizona
The Missouri Republican Of the 14th
has returns from all the counties in the
State, excepting eight, from which it claims
that the Lower House of the Legislature
will contain 79 Democrats; Fusion, IA 4;
Liberal, 21 Regular Republicans, II, OF
the Senate, 1t says neither party will have
a clear majority, but there are enough
Fusionists who will cooperate with the
Democracy 10 make that body substantial
ly Democratic.
A Madison dispatch of the 10Th says the
indication then was that the Wisconsin
Assembly would stand about 70 Republi-
cans, SO Democrats and Independents
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25
A Marriage Fee Paid After Twenty
Years.

The st. Louis Republican tells the fol-
lowing story relative to some parties pretty
well-known in the Galena mining regions:
The strange vicissitudes of human life
are rather pleasantly illustrated by the fol-
lowing incident: Mr. j. E. Burnett a
resident of this city, was some twenty
years ago a citizen of Benton, Wis, where
he managed some rather extensive smelling
works. He was at the same time Justice
of the Peace, and frequently also smelted
two loving hearts into one by performing
the marriage tie. One day poor but low
ing brace of lovers came along, whom he
united in the bonds of wedlock. The
usual fee for performing the ceremony at
that time and place was two dollars. In
the enthusiasm generally attendant on such
occasions, some open their purses and
quietly put into the Justices hands five or
twenty dollars. But in this case the two
dollars were not paid, the bridegroom taking
hasty departure, forgetting the fee. Ar
irving at Galena the bridegroom requested
a friend there to remit the amount to the
Justice This he neglected to do, and the
matter was forgotten until revived again
day or two since. While walking Fourth
street, Mr. Burnett was met by gentle
man who stopped him and inquired if he
was not Justice Burnett, and formerly lived
in Wisconsin. On being informed by Mr..
Burnett that he was, the man then called
to his recollection the marriage of twenty
years ago, saying he was the bridegroom,
and wished to know if he had received the
two dollars On being told that the money
had never come to hand the gentleman,
who carries ON an extensive business in
this city, took the old Justice to his house.
He had prospered and had eight children.
Mr. Burnett was invited to dinner, and on
leaving, the bridegroom of twenty years
ago paid over ten dollars to the Justice for
marrying him, ten dollars for himself and
wife and each of the children.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25

A New York dispatc of the 14th says
John Carey, Democrat, is returned az
elected to the Assembly from the Seventh
District of this city, giving the Democrats
one majority"
The Republican majority in New Or
leans is over 5000 A dispatch of the 18th
says THE Republicans claim the State
by thirty thousand majority, all their Con-
gressmen, Chiffon, Sypher, Darrell, Nc
Clurg, and Morey, being elected, and only
twenty-five Democrats are elected TO the
next Legislature"
In the Minnesota Legislature, the Re
publicans have a majority of in the SEN
ate and 10 in the House, counting as
Republican one Senator elected on an
Independent ticket
A majority of one elects the Republican
candidate, j. A. Alexander, in the Fourth
Senatorial District of Illinois.
Special dispatches from Lexington, KY,
on the 10th, state that Finley (Republ-
CAM, in the Eighth Kentucky District, is
elected by one hundred and eighty-two
majority.
AhCiO h1FO bhuo DCCn hNO
colored members of the next House of
Representatives, Delarge, Ramey and Eli
OFT, of South Carolina; Turner, Of Ala
bama; and DR.. Norton, of Virginia.
A Madison dispatch of the 10Th says the
Wisconsin Assembly stands So Republi-
cans and 45 Democrats-classifyin Inde-
pendents according to past political affini
ties.
The New Hampshire Labor Reformers
will hold nominating convention, De-
cember 81, in Concord.
According to the Florida papers the
Democrats have carried that State, electing
Lieutenant Governor, Legislature and Con
gresham.
The Democratic majority in Maryland is
1909.
A dispatch from Little Rock, Ark, on
the 18th, says Root, Republican, is defeat
ed in the First District by about two thou
sand. Snyder, Republican, is elected in
the Second District by about four thou
sand. The fate of Boles, Republican, in
the Third District, was doubtful The
Republicans elect fifty two members to the
Lower House and twenty-one to the Upper /;
the Democrats thirty to the Lower House
and five to the Upper
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25

"A correspondent, writing from Lon
don says; "The most extraordinary ma
chine in the exhibition is, beyond ques-
ton, the one for microscopic writing.
This enables a person to write in the
usual way, and to duplicate his writing a
million times smaller, so small, indeed,
that it is invisible to the naked eye, vet
with a powerful microscope becomes so
plain that every line and dot can be seen.
The inventor claims that with this instru-
ment he can copy the entire Bible twenty
two times in the space of an inch. The
Astor Library, | presume, could be trans
terred to a sheet Of note paper. Practi-
cally, 1t will be of great service in pre-
venting forgeries. With one of these
machines, private mark can be put on
bills so minute and perfect that the forger
can neither perceive nor initiate it, but the
bank clerk or broker, knowing where to
look, can at once detect that the bill is
genuine. The machine is the invention Of
a Mr.. Peters"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25

Frost and ice at New Orleans on the
morning of the 18th.
According to the annual report of Gen
eral Sherman, the following is shown to
be the present strength of the army: En-
listed men-1O cavalry regiments 0,sOe, 8
artillery regiments, 1905; 25 infantry
regiments, 14,496; Engineers battalion,
$50; Ordnance Department 7O6; West
Point detachment, 261 signal detachment,
1872; Hospital stewards, 333; Ordnance
Sergeants, 121 permanent recruiting par
ties and recruits, not available for assign
ment, 1,O1O men men in the general ser
vice, on duty in the bureaus of the War
Department, army head quarters, etc, 278
available recruits at depots, TAB. Total
34s7O. Commissioned officers, total, for
all branches of the service, 2,4s8. This
number must be reduced to 2,277 before
Jan. 1, 1871, and the number of enlisted
men must be reduced to 10000 before July
1, 1871.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25
DOMESTIC.

Gold closed in New York on the 18th at
1875.
The Supreme Court at Washington on
the 14th denied the motion to restore the
case of Deming 0s. the United States to
the docket.
Receipts of the government for the
quarter ending Sept. 30, were $115,101,-
$50 expenditures, $s6,5O2, 800, besides for
the redemption Of bonds, &c, $44,937, ,S05.
The Court of Appeals at Richmond, Va,
on the 14th, declared unconstitutional that
part of the Enabling act empowering a
court to review decisions of the same
court when it was composed of military
appointees. Only two Judges dissented.
BY collision on the 18th on the Renn-
selaer & Saratoga Railroad at Junction,
N. Y, the baggage and two passenger
cars were smashed, injuring two little girls,
the conductor and baggageman.
The steamers Cornelia and Bossier were
burned near New Orleans on the morning
of the 10th. Both were owned at St.
Louis The former was valued at $4,000,
and the latter at $4,000.
There was heavy frost at Mobile, Ala.
on the night of the 10Th, and ice an inch
thick formed few miles from the city.
Official data show that the imports of
the United States for eight months, end
ing October 81 exceed the exports by on
ly $S,75O,0OO. The excess in similar
period last year was 100000.
In Philadelphia, a man named Hanlon
has been convicted of the murder of the
little girl Mary Mohrman in September,
1868 1t was only recently that the muir
derer was discovered
A st. Louis dispatch Of the nth says
the total number of lives lost at the bridge
accident at st. Charles, Mo-, ON the 11th
was nine, not sixteen, as previously re
ported.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25
How He Made the Money.

A GENTLEMAN once reported to the
government tax x-collector that his income
for the previous year had amounted to two
thousand dollars. A meddling neighbor
was surprised at the largeness of the sum,
and when he met his prosperous friend he
said to him:
"You have returned an income of two
thousand dollars for the past yearP"
Eyes, SIR" answered the other.
"Well, how did you make so muchS I
don't see how you could do it."
"Well, sir, made one thousand dollars,
clean cash, by attending to my own bust
ness and made the other thousand dol
lars by letting other folks business alone"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25
CHAPTER Nv.

CHAfIEh W.
hang at the commencement of this
chapter an announcement similar to the
proclamation made touching the unities of
a amelodrama as to the flight of time. 1t
was now November Mrs. Brady was good
enough to express the greatest satisfaction
in the management of her Eagle, and, in
deed the bird was soaring high in the esti-
nation of the subscribers, who had begun
to increase in numbers. had gone into
whatever society there was in the place,
but had dropped it on the shortest trial. |
still kept Mr. O'Brien with me. did so
because, as did not seriously contemplate
living for any length of time in Castletown,
it would be as well that Mr.. O'Brien
should be prepared to take up the running,
as, as far as | could see, time had removed
the objection which Mrs. Brady had to him.
| was heartily fond of snipe shooting, and
with O'Brien's aid and companionship, |
managed to pass
There is no use in beating about the
bush in this manner; fell ANONYMOUSLY
over head and ears in love with Kate
Brady. | have suspicion that O'Brien
knew my secret, and felt a grim satistac-
ton at my suffering. think he was wait
ing with a prophetic grin for the time
when | should also break outin the Poets
Corner" of the EdgLe. But remembered
my resolution and pledge, and the rather
insidious way in which It was drawn from
me.
Meanwhile Kate and became the best
of friends. | was accustomed, when the
paper was out, to spend the next day on
the moors, and in the evening went to Mrs.
Brady's, who always expressed herself,
happy to see me- Kate played charmingly
and | introduced her to my favorite Cho-
pin. 1t was pleasant in the turf-glow to
listen to the weird and intricate skeins of
notes lit with poetry like some ones
brown hair with threads of gold. sat as
far away from the piano as l could at
least generally did, except once, and then
| couldn't help it. l remember it was
during that delicious "invitation" waltz.
| sat in chair by my darling's side, and,
as she bowed her head over the notes, my
face was very close to hers. There was
only one thought in our minds, and we
both knew it. We gazed fearlessly and
long, until with an impulse | could no
more help than l could help breathing, |
touched her lips with mine 1t was only
for the instant. On went the ripple of the
waltz as though nothing had happened; on
1t went, but the notes were freighted now,
not with the mere fancies of the artist, but
with the burden of our own hopes for the
future When the waltz was over, Kate
went from the room. | did not see her
again that evening, and had 10 wake Mrs.
Brady to bid her good night.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-25
ON. THE LOAD OF HAK.

SOME one stole my heart away,
Riding on a load Of hay;
L looked up, and he looked down,
Handsome, sunburnt Johnny Brown.
"Have lift2" said he 20 me,
While his eyes danced merrily.
Yes, thank you, sirl" said l,
Nowise bashful in reply.
Side by side we rode away,
Sitting In the fragrant hay.
Johnny said, ITS pleasant weather"
Then we blushed and laughed together;
Johnny whispered then; said he,
will you ride again with me?"
What / said shall not tell,
But Johnny liked my answer well.