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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

The ONEIDA,-Accounts recently received sia San
Francisco state that after the FIRST investigation OF the
Oneida disaster which generally pronounced par
tial and unfair and which resulted in the complete
e1cupaton of the captain Of the Bombay from all
sponsbility of blame, there was another one held by
q Naval Board They examined all the witnesses that
could be procured and the results of their debera-
tons on their way to Washington. The docrl-
ments are sealed but it is said to be known that the
conclusions arrived st sre very different from the
others.
One of the survivors gives to the San Francisco
Chronicle account of the affair, from which We
make the following extract:
"We had left Yokohona that evening about five
O'clock cheered by the ships of in the harbor At
about half past six sighted the steamer Bombay,
bound into Tokohoma. When | saw her she was
about three miles of. We under SAIL she under
steam The officer the forecastle reported her to
the officer Of the deck-Ar. Williams. About fifteen
minutes after that Mr.. Williams seeing that the steamer
about to into US, had the helm put astar
board. She was running right for starbosrd lights
She then ran into us with dreadful shock The or
der, All hands shorten sail Immediately given
and the sails we're clewed up. The men had no idea
that the ship was sinking, that there any great
danger. 1t soon found that the rudder had
been carried away, and the ship unmanagesbe. The
executive otlcer, hr. Steward, hailed the Bombay
which at that time close TO Us almost, you might
say, within arms length I heard 10 answer to the
hail We then blew our whistle, and afterward fred
three guns. A fourth charge rsmmed 10 but it
would not 60 of, the water being up to the gun By
that time. | saw and heard the guns fred The
Captain had been very sick and sick in bis cabin
at the time Of the collision saw two men carry him
out of bis cabin and support him to the bridge from
which be gave the orders: Silence on deck ; Man
the rigging and Man the boats The executive
officer begged him to get into the boat; be said I'll
stand BY the ship ! was saved in the Ife-boat The
life-boat crew ordered into the boat, and seven
afterwards got in making seventeen in all saw the
ship 90 down. It vent down stern 6rst, SO that
When it went down those board raised loud yell
or scream. We afterward pulled right ashore, and
walked thirty miles into fokehona that night arriving
about daybreak.
In connection With this disaster the New York E1.
press, undeF the head Of '' ! Startling Disclosure"
gives the story Of Of the officers, who recently
arrived in New York, that the Captain and officers of
the Oneida we're on little jolGEeation below at the
time she was struck, and only Hidshipmsn on
deck in charge. He states further that the Bombay
vas not hailed through speaking trumpet; that i'm
medstey after the collision the utmost excitement
prevailed everybody rushing for the boats and thinking
OF nothing else but self preservation. Al this more
than probably sensation story, such a. the etropoi-
tsn press are so fond of getting up.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

The Red River troubles, of which We have lately
seen 50 much in the papers, to be more serious
than We at frst supposed Riel the leader of The
insurgents" appears to be rather remarkable man
at least possesses the invaluable qualities Of FsIianes
and certain degree of cultivation, shosn By his
proclamation. BE may give the English force about
to proceed against him q EsTm welcome He j. said
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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18
Rights of the Bar Invaded.

We learn from the New Orleans PicayGne that Oh the
morning Of the 9Th, upon the opening Of the Eighth
District Court Judge Dibble Issued an order exclud
ing Gen John D. Freeman, of Mississippi, from the bar
of the court The grounds Of exclusion were that
Gen. Freeman had filed petition in the Sixth District
Court in the matter of the Jackson Railroad H 8
McComb, in which the following language occurred {:
That the said McComb, frauduentIy conspiring with
one H. c. Dibble, who falsely pretended to be Judge
of the Eighth District Court" etc Gen. Freeman
making movement to retire after the order was
read the Judge ordered the deputy sheriff to exclude
him from the bar of the court. As he approached,
Gen F. rose, and waving the officer from him dis
painfully with his hat re tired unaccompaned from
the court room"
This scene created no little excitement among the
members Of the bar present and the spectators in the
lobby.
The Picayune has an editorial upon this subject
under the head of The Rights of the Bar Invaded,
in which the ground is taken that nothing can
be construed into a contempt unless it be done or
committed in the presence or hearing of the court
during its sitting the revised statutes of the State
jealousy throwing safeguards around the members of
t'it hIu IStS5uiEius great h~eFtl vi speecu
pen in asserting the rights of clients before courts
The article thus concludes;
There have been not few in this city of con-
tempt of court by lawyers bnt until this oeca
sion have any Of them been expelled or suspended
from practice by any offended court The judges have
respected, or perhaps feared the pervading popular
sense of the rights Of the Bar too much to
far in nficting punishment in such cases. and have
wisely confined themselves to the inction of moder.
ate fines and imprisonment and it would be well for
Judge Dibble to have followed their example of adj
herence to the strict letter of the law in such matters
Three courses were properly before him. in regard to
his alleged shortcomings and crimes, judge; the
first to vndicate the purity of his official conduct By
continuing to discharge his duties spirit of upright
ness and mpartiay; the second, to bring his action
like any other injured citizen for libel; or to quit
the bench and hold his accusers to personal response
bity. His experience and high-fown ideas of bis
official dignity have impelled him into a mistake,
which his truest friends must admit was lanentable
and the best thing for him to do is to rescind his
hasty order with respect to Gen: Freeman, and, in
open court to apologize to him and the entire bar for
having made it.
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FROM WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, NAV l6.-QuaTtermaster senefa
Meigs has issued order to officers in charge OF the
National Cemeteries ustructng them to make ali ne
cessary arrangements and afford the proper facilities
for the decoration of the Union soldiers graves on the
3Gth of Nav. He has furnished q copy OF this order
to the Grand Army of the Republic, thus officially re
eognizing for the first time the existence of that
ganiZation
The Cabinet on Friday decided against allowing the
Big Horn mining expedition start until after
ference with the hostile chiefs who now their
way here. General Augur commanding the Depart
ment of the Platte has been instructed to carry out
this determination.
WASHINGTON May I6.-Congressmen Pierce, from
the Fifth Mississippi District nominated negro to
West Point.
Revenue to-day 81 ,250, 900.
The new San Domingo treaty not sent TO the
Senate to-day.
The object of the special Cabinet meeting this after,
noon has not TRANSFERRED.
1t is stated that the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs are in favor of Substituting the California and
China cable to the amount of half million year for
twenty years.
The President nominated Phillip jacobson Attorney
for the southern district of Mississippi P B. Ha wilkins
Postmaster at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The Secretary of State requests the Governor OF
Michigan to prevent any armed expedition from pass
ing St. Marie Canal towards the Red river country
without express permission from Washington.
The new internal revenue bill reported to-day.
1t takes off nearly everything except termented
liquors. distilled spirits tobacco, cigars and stamps.
Income sales, except liquor dealers, is abo
ished Also the tax legacies and SUGGESTIONS gross
receipts from railroads. corporations etc. though the
theatres and lotteries is retained. Income tax
is fixed at per cent, with an exemption of $500,
but all nquistoral features of the tax abolished.
The tax on gas, pianos, carriages, watches, &C., is
done away with. The tax of three per cent. per
is levied all public moneys deposited in banks.
The amount reduced is about Ss3, 200, 00o
The report of the Commissioner of Agriculture con
sders the far favorable to the large crop Of
winter wheat
The Grand Army of the Republic have designated
their officers to superintend the decoration of Union
soldiers graves at Anderson.le May aoth.
The Senate confirmed John F. Appleton, vice Wat.
rous, District Judge of Texas.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

The counsel for the Philadelphia and Trenton Rail.
way Company have made application for an injunction
to restrain the Collector Of Internal Revenue from lev
ying and collecting the income tax of FIVE per cent
upon the sum of s65,2 a. declared dividend, and
S8o,7oS 49, net earnings, which was spilled to the
construction and Necessary fepsirs of the road, the
ground taken being that the tax does not lie against
incomes paid payable after the slst Of December
1863. The preliminary injunction vas granted for
fTe days At the end Of which time the question is to
be argued Some ten or twelve leading railroads in
Pennsylvania it Is said have refused to pay taxes IS
above. and await the action ct the court
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

SHOOTING AFFAIR IN NEw ORLEANs.-J. L. Smith,
lately special officer, having taken some ohense at
assertions made in the local columns of the Picayune
TO the effect that the police officials of New Orleans
generally, directly interested with thieves and
robbers, took it upon himself to vindicae the corps
by posting q most scurrous document throughout the
city-the language of which was even unfit for the
Pica7uue reporter On the evening of the Sd, while
Capt Cain Alexander Dalsheimer, and Jacob Diepert
sitting at table in the Diamond Coffee house,
corner of Carondeet and Lafayette streets drinking
lager and Smith sitting just beyond them, Barrett
entered the front door, and says without
any warming commenced firing at Smith, until bis re
yover was exhausted. Meantime Smith rallied, and
according to the Republicans account no man could
have drawn and fred rapidly as he did," no e1cep-
ton made in favor of any man. He followed Barrett,
who retired after exhaustiDg his revolver firing until
be fell to the ground. The result Of the fight was
Smith received three wounds, none fatal Depert got
ball, at first supposed to be through from breast to
back, but proving upon examination to have passed
around, and Barrett received flesh wound in the
hand. 1t is not known from whose pistol Diepert re-
ceiyed his wound
The Times thinks the police should have notified
the responsible editor of the Picayune of the offensive
charges and demanded retraction or explaRation-a
very common practice when reporters make charges
personally ofensiVe-before resorting TO the plan of
issuing an abusive document such as the ons posted
BY Smith.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

The Nero AND COMMON CARRIER QCEsr1oS.-Al,
eIander Thompson, eolored, of New York, recently
brought suit agsinst the Baltimore City Passenger
Railroad Company, to recover damages laid at twenty
FIVE hundred dollars for trespass and forcibe eject
ment from the interior of one of their the front
platform, The case concluded in the United State.
Circuit Court, at Baltimore, on the 2sth ult, Judge
Giles presiding. Upon the conclusion Of the Argu-
ment by the counsel, the Judge gave his opinion
the effect thai while one could be excluded from
carriage b! common carrier on account Of color vet
the carrier had perfect right to separate colors
sexes and that car had been provided for the plain
tiff equally comfortable as those provided for white
passengers, 10 action could lie. AS it vas, the CON-
pany had not discharged its duty as common carrier
The jury, b. consent of counsel assessed the dam.
ages at $40 In conformity to this decision cars we're
to be Immediately put upon all the routes for the SC
conmodation Of the colored people
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18
DFFARTURE To-l

DEPARTURE To. DAY-The Grand Era, one oithe very
best boats in the trade advertised for the city to-
day She ia sumptuously furnished sets table that
would crafty the tastes of the most confirmed ePcures
Is running on time and differed by experienced and
polite gentlemen. We DO not think this too much
praise to award this favorite pscket-we might say
more scarceiy less.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

SLIGHT EARrHQuAKE.--On Wednesday morning
few minutes after O'clock N, the distinct shock OF
an earthquake noticed by number Of our citizens
and We learn from private letters and Of our ex-
changes that similar shock was experienced at the
same time in various localities.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18
dispatches from Tuesdays Daily. !
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

AER ORLEANS, Nay l6.-An unsuccessful ATTEMPT
as made this morning 10 introduce negro rhdrea Is
Two of the public schools committee Of eight wlth
three eoaorsd hoYs made he demand Hhiek vas r.,
tsset apgn lie sroasa ths sssruetens r. is saas
sen Of esaoFsa ehIatea bed net been given b. lie
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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

rohteness almost invariably requires gentleman
70 agree With lady but ~hsn she speaks Of the great
beauty OF some other lady il Is sways safe for The
tleFuan to SAP there are other styles of female oSs
hess that be admire. much more
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valued at over a,eoo. COO ous Furupran passee n
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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

WIDENING OF COMMERCE STREET.-Mr. N. Baer hav.
ing put in proposition to the City Council to do the
earth filling and building of retaining wall on Com
merce street, in accordance with the plan and sPeci6
cations of the City Surveyor for s22, 00O the same
vas accepted. One-half Of the amount is payable in
United States currency and oneh0lf in the ten year
coupon bonds of the city.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

Hr. P. d. Rosson, auctoneer on the afternoon OF
The 10TH sold seats in the Synagogue at prices
which speak well for the prosperity of our Jewish cit
liens The sales aggregated SlS,275, one seat bring
ing $3.50 Twenty seats were leased for twelve months
At q total Of $685..
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

FIREHEN's BALL.-We acknowledge the reception of
an invitation to the Firemen's Ball, which will come
of on Thursday evening, May 26, at Brewers Hall.
Our gallant and energetic hremen taking an active
interest in the affair and may expect the most bril-
liant demonstration Of the season. Ali the beauty,
grace wit and chivalry of the city snd country will be
in attendance.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

PECCAvI-Afer gratefully acknowledging the too hand
some and undeserved compliment paid us by our
esteemed confrere of the Harrison Flag republica
ton of which modesy forbids-and assuring him that
the sentiments he processes are the full recpro-
Gated we but express surprise that he should have
construed bunder, if you wil-committed in speak
ing Of the late pleasant picnic at Jonesvile-into an
intentional slight aimed at sister city of Marshall
Here is the offensive paragraph:
On yesterday morning many little heart in
Shreveport, Hallville and at all the intermediate
landings in futter of excitement in anticipation
Of the high old fun on hand"
intermediate landings" is the phrase particularly
Objectionable, and which our contemporary, by some
unacountabe perYerson is disposed to coustrue into
an evidence of envy. Envy" Really, Barrett you
have been dreaming when you penned that arti-
Gle or rather, we will wager the first rose bud find
to the geranum leaf presented you by some lady
fair that this whole thing was suggested to you by
some dyspeptic individual who is disposed to take q
aundced view Of life and of the actions of others
confess it,
Envy" If We know our own heart We never en-.
wed any ia our fe-unless it might be some fat
man his flesh And to have entertained so base sen
tment at such time and on such an occasion Bah
We cannot do justice to the subject and had almost
soon have been accused of being Radical.
The fact is, the article in question was written in
great haste and under rather peculiar circumstances
No details we're entered into By chance, however,
we remember to have first written Marshall in the
place of HalIvie, and changing it from fear of
nvidously leaving out the young city at the railroad
terminus-undeE the impression, too, that all the
Sunday school children along the line expected
to participate. True, intermediate landings by
no means an elegant or appropriate expression, yet
the apology must be, that in conducting the different
departments Of the paper river column included,
ones mind is very apt to get things little mixed.
We would scarcely have entered into SO lengthy an
explanation but from regard to the good opinion of
the editor of the Flag and of the people of Marshall
generally Their tasteful display the occasion re-
ferred to- certainly excited our highest admiration
only this and nothing more"
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

RECEIPTS or CorroS-The receipts of cotton.at THE
port footed up on Friday night l00 100 bales YaTi
GUS opinions are expressed here to the amount yet
to come
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

An IHsh farm hand asked bis employer 10 write q
egfsr far bib 20 BIZ friend. Tim oRrEsu, telling him
ga -9aaF t1 thls caaHtry TaH hH. yer haasf, said
faatrE alhat ws haze meal aEeea seek hsFe-7 UPaa
We Featle5nta reasskins "a r. ines #s-F sell ss
80 Tsu sree1 ssz IT, ~ EEaA wv 4a
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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

Having purchased large and beautiful assortment
of Job type this Office is prepared to execute all Jobs
in the most ueat and workmanlike manner and at as
cheap rates as any respectable Office in New Orleans
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

The Cit! Attorney has been allowed extra compen-
sson to the amount of hreee hundred dollars for the
past year in consideration Of greatly increased du
ties imposed upon him during that time And in
this connection we would remark that the BILL passed
By the Legislature increasing the salary of the District
Attorney of this District one thousand dollars, was
sminently good one To secure the services of cap
able officers in such positions proper compensation
must be allowed
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

We are in receipt of communication from Jefer-
son, desrcibing which occurred ia the Times
Office. It is rather too long for publication, and is
only Illustrative of the fact patent to every one that
when freedman gets into trouble he is much more
apt to go to Southern than to Northern man tor
assistance. Mr.. Loughery represented by Radicals
the fire eater in chief of Eastern Texas is appealed
By negro under arrest and threatened with mpris
onment il he does not pay fine of sl2 so The ap.
peal, We need scarcely say, is not UNDECIDED
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

The picnic, given by the Young Mems Hebrew Be
uevolent Association, came off on Sunday last and was
a social end pleasant gathering.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

The corn crops in this region are very backward.
Indeed the late spring and recent cool nights have re-
tarded the growth of both corn and cotton.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

Have our people entirely forgotten the Jackson
Monuments Can it be that we here, who felt little
the terrible effects of the war; are less to the fame
Of those noble hearts who gave up ALL life itself
to the sacred cause than our countrymen who Sc
Terely felt its ravages and less able, pecunary
to contribute to the cemmemorat0n of deeds which
should not
pass away
Though the earth forget her empires with just
decay ?"
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

New ORLEANS, May II, 1870.
G. L. Kouns, Captain steamer Grand Era
Will leave this evening with fair trip; will leave
Shreveport Saturday evening Weekly trips.
JOHN kOUNs.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

We are in receipt of letter from the Postmaster
at Colevie Bossier parish asking why the paper does
not reach that office with more regularity. We have
before heard complaints from our friends in that To-
eaity, and can only say in reply that the paper sent
to the posofce here, regularly as clock work every
"wednesday morning at daylight. What then becomes
OF them we cannot tell, but there must be great re-
missness of duty somewhere. As for the postmaster
at this place, although have no love for the party
shat placed him here, yet do him the justice
70 say that he discharges bis duties as satisfactorily
sn5 one who has ever had charge OF the office At
all events We have heard no complaints from any
quarter, though in this instance appearances are GER
tainly against him. We hope that he will look to it
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

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1auajg sslEHt fgwsfkgd shst II eeainayg NV aE NV
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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

The SfLx4-The following dispatch was received
asst evening by Capt. Geo L. Kouns, Of the steamer
Grand Era
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-18

TEE NEW LocoNoTIvs.-The Seminole brought up
on Sunday, the locomotive for the Southern Pa
eic Railroad, 7o4 bars iron and ls2 packages Of ap
PuF;enaness belonging to the road It is twenty,
seven ton loconotve-above the average size. being
oue ton heavier than the B. II. johnson, two tons
heavier that the Marshall and nine heavier than
the Seymour. Mr. Dickson, Superintendent OF the
read, informs that it put up the Rogers Lo-
conotivo Works, Patterson, New Jersey, and that G
similar will be received here within a month which
built at the Grant Locomotive Works at the same
place. Mr.. Dickson also informs u that the COMPANY
are hsTing built at HaIviIIe two new passenger
cars, thirty box and ten gravel cars.
Thus with five locomotives and the additional freight
and passenger cars under way We may safely assume
that the company will enter into the next season pre-
pared to do all the business that Offers with prompt
aess and to the satisfaction of tho public In view of
this desirable consummation, We congratulate the
aforesaid public, and compliment the officers Of the
road for the efficiency evinced in the management
thereof
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FROM NEW 0RLRANs

Nc" ORLEANS, May l7.-Departed for Red river
Lotus No S.