The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Feb 22.-The following card from
Gen. ). b. Sypher will appear in the Chronicle and
Republican tomorrow morning: My attention has
been recently called to paragraphs in the newspapers
| assoclatlng my name with the sale of cadet appoint
ments at the military and naval academies of the
United States. These reports, indusriousy circu
lated are false and slanderous There is no evidence
before the Military Committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives duplicating me, directly indirectly in the
sale OF cadetships. Intend to challenge investigation
(Signed) J. Fl. sYPHER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The Mississippi bill has
been signed.
| The President has accepted Ames' resignation.
Secretary Fish has advices that Burlingame died at
St. Petersburg at eleven o'clock oday.
| Revenue to-day $4,000.
Before signing the Mississippi BILL Ames resignation
from the army ~aS accepted
Treasury balance slo2, 100000 in gold, and SIS,
100000 in currency.
One thousand barrels of whisky was seized at Buff
falo illegally stamped.
An immense crowd is at the House to day. The ex
pulsion of Whitemore tomorrow is confidently ex
pected. Great excitement exists. WhitemOre's friends
threaten that many others shall follow him. 1t takes
two-thirds to expel.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Gen. Mcclellan and lady
attract great attention at the receptions.
Revenue $366,00O.
The Hon. VIM Orton argued before the Senate
Committee post Offices and post roads, and against
Government interference with teegraphs
| Kirkpatrick's distlery at Chattanooga seized, with
three hundred barrels of whisky.
Customs for the week ending Feb. 19th over four
and three quarter millions.
The Court of Claims has rendered judgment in the
case of Bernheimer Bros, New York, for Sls5 900
against the United States, for proceeds of cotton
Savannah.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-Mormon preachers driven
from East Meadows, Long Island.
Indians throughout the Lake Superior region are
| starving.
Eighteen members of the Cuban Junta at Santiago
have been executed.
The Methodist convention at Syracuse tabled reso-
luton favorng further overures for re union with the
Church South.
Revenue today .s34S,o ,oOC; for the month s2,5OO,-
900.
The Judiciary Committee will vote on new natural.
ization bill on Monday.
Special Agent Briggs reports that he has successfully
established free mail delivery in New Orleans.
Boutwell, bought two millions worth of bonds yes.
terday, and sold eight hundred thousand dollars of
gold
No Southern nominations to day
WASHINGTON Feb. 25.- The disability bill still
hangs in the Senate, under Wilson's motion to
slider.
Wilson escorted Revels to the bar of the Senate.
The ceremony created much amusement from the
crowded galleries.
There is no opposition to the reference of Ames'
credentials
The Military Committee received instructions from
the House to push their investigations regarding Capt
McCranie, from the Fifth District
Judge Ryan, from the Fourth District will make his
oral argument before the Election Committee next
week
There is much creditabe gossip about cadet corrup
tons, but too damaging to be printed, except upon
positive information
Revels was seated next to Brownlow, and upon the
opposite side of the chamber from the Democrats.