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Joint Resolution

No. H. Joint Resolution
Submitting an Amendment to the Constitution of the
State to the effect that Article Fifty of the Constu
ton shall be abrogated and stricken out.
SECTION l. Be it resozved By the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State of Louisiana General As
se6ky concerned twothrds of the members elected to
ton for members to the General Assembly, which will
take place in November eighteen hundred and seventy
amendment to the Constitution of the State shall
be submitted to the qualified electors of the State for
their ratification rejection, in the words following
."Article fifty of the Constitution which reads as
follows: The Governor shall be ineligible for the sue
ceeding four years after the expiration of the time
and stricken out of the Constitution of the Stateh
Sec 2. Be it further resozUed, etc., That at the said
general election the SAID proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of the State for their ratification
lection, in the manner following, to-wit: Each voter
shall have printed or written ticket the words
Abrogate and stricken out article fifty of the Con
stitution,' the words Retain article fifty of the
Constitution Upon the closing of the polls the tick
cts shall be counted the returns made and the result
declared in the and form of returning the cleo
tions for State officers prescribed by the general laws
relative to elections.
SEC. 8. Be it further reso1oed etc. That this Joint
resolution shall take effect from and after its passage
(Signe0 MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Slgned) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate
Approved March Is, 1870.
(Signed) he. wARMoTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy
Gro E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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Col WAsKoM's SPEEcH.-Col J. NJ. Waskom, Of
Harrison county, known to fame an orator and a
man Of close and discriminating Judgment invita-
ton, delivered the address the Fair. We have
heard many speeches and upon divers subjects, which
have regarded as master efforts but considering
the occasion and the object to surpass that of
Col. Waskom, delivered in the pavilion of the Fnir
Grounds on Thursday last. 1t combination Of
historical and scientific facts supported by every day
experience, delivered in a style combining simplicity
and eloquence, thus reaching the comprehension and
pleasing all the immense concourse present.
We not able to give synopsis Of the
speech at present. but in few weeks hope to be able
to give the whole of it. Henderson Times.
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The New Orleans Times of the 18th says, that, ami
mated by spirit Of independence since military pa
rade on the preceding Sunday, the negroes employed
by the city authorities hav1 refused to work at less
than three dollars per day Private parties employ
hands to do similar work at 81 so per day. and these
parties say the city get hands at this price if the
authorities had the moral courage to discharge the
strikers Two dollars day is fair remuneration for
day labor and when the freedmen become exoFbitant
in their demands they pave the way to their own in
jury for this but intensfes the desire to import Chi
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The GreenvilIe Albanian says there is a gentleman
in that place, who has in bis possession several yellow
time worn documents which prove upon examination
be deeds of sale OF negroes sold his grandfather
at Savannah by a Bostonian. Wonder If any of said
Bostonians descendants belong the Society for the
suppression of slavery and advancement of the hu-
racet
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DIGNIFIED AMUsEMENT.--In Wall street, day Or
two since, every broker in white hat presented
with notice signed by the subcommittee that all
white hats were to be considered conraband Of war
and treated accordingly. As soon as Trinity clock
chimed three, the onslaught the white hats was
commenced, and the Long Room presented wild and
exciting scene, the air being filed with white hats.
After every white hat in the STOCK Exchange de-
molished, the brokers in body made attack the
Gold Room. The officers and members of the Room
made gallant defense, but the army from the Long
Room overpowered them, and in short time every
white hat in the Gold Room destroyed. Thus the
day closed in Wall street. and Quotations
or less nominal in the absence of business.
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HORACE GREELEY. - We DO not know whether
Horace is made sport Of BY his contemporaries more
because of series of articles he is writing for the
Tribune under the head of " W hat know about farm
ing" because of his execrable chirogrophy litho
graph specimen of which we have seen and can safely
pronounce unapproachable. A lecture committee in
Pennsylvania sought to make an engagement with him
and received an answer as follows as near could be
made out:
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READ THIs.-The following is from the

passed by the last Texas Legislature:
Sec. ll6. No title to land shall be given until it is
atrmatvey proven that the State taxes with fifty per
cent annual interest thereon, have been paid and if
any clerk of "A shall record any deed to land
less accompanied by positive evidence to be filed with
the deed, that all State taxes up to the date of the
deed, with the interest thereon, have been paid, he
shall for every such Oitense be fined in of not
less than two hundred and fifty dollars than
five hundred dollars, and shall be imprisoned for not
less than than FIVE years in the State pen
entiay, and any deed which may be executed and re-
corded in violation of the provisions of this section
shall be null and void.
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In proof that Horace Greeley earns his salary OF
$40 900 year il is stated that he averages the year
round about eight columns Of matter par week that
he receives less than S25 column after uit inas-
much as the Tribune pays sl2 column Tor us brewer
copy to outside contributors Greeley, considering his
great reputation and long services not paid 80 hand-
somels as many suppose
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DESPERATE ArrRAr-We copy as follows from

dspatcb dated Cairo Oct. 9:
A terrible and fatal ARRAY occurred at Columbus
KY, last evening 1t appears that five men who haG
a difficulty fortnight ago met in town and proceeded
settle matters by free fight with the following re
suit: Smith Gibson was stabbed twice and died in
stanty; Geo. Gibson stabbed twice and danger
ously wounded, Austin had his skull fractured by
club and will probably die. Conrad shot and has
but little hope Of recovery, and BFockhan stab
bed and terribly beaten, but taken to his home in
the country and the probable result OF his injuries is
unknown. The desperate nature Ut the encounter is
shown by the fact that all those engaged placed
hors du combat i'll three minutes after the commence
ment of the ARRAY
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1915. ESTABLISHED
r. w. JONES'
SHREVEPORT FOUNDRY.
End of Edwards Street, on Cross Rayou,

pOILER MAKER and Manufacturer of Stationary
- and Portable Engines, Saw Mills, Corn Mills,
Pumps, Flows, Points, Gin Gearing Crate Bars, and
Babbet Metal. All kinds of Brass Castings made to
order Machinery repaired on the shortest notice.
Copper and sheet iron work done in the best style.
Guage and water cocks, steam guages, gas pipes and
fittings always hand
Special attention paid to all railroad and steamboa.
work.
am also prepared to furnish lumber and corn mea
at the lowest market prices.
N: b am the only authorised agent for b. T
kAVANAUGH, to sell rights to and to manufsc
ture Buffers Patent Augers for boring artesan wells
In the States of Louisiana and Texas
je20 1y T. W. JONES.
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No. IL. Joint Resolution

NO. IL. JOINT Resolution
Proposing Amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana
BE 1t resooed By tie Senate and House of Represeata-
taves Of the State Of louisiana General assembly con-
geed of the members elected to each House
agreeing thereto, That the following amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana shall be SUBJ
mted to- the people of the State at the next general
election for representatives to the General Assembly
and if approved and ratified by majority of the vo
ters at said election the shall become part Of
the Constitution. -
ARTICLE =. That prior to the first day of January
one thousand eight hundred and ninety the debt of the
State shall not be increased as to exceed twenty
five millions of dollars
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieut. Governor and President of the Senate
Approved March &c. 1870.
(Slgned) H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State [au2 d&wtd
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NOTICE.

"lSHING to make change in my business, will
w sell at private sale from this day my Livery
Stable outfit, consisting of Horses and Mules of all
description. Carriages, Hacks, Hearses, Bug.
SleS, wagons, &c., on reasonable terms. Also,
will sell or lease my stables from January /, 1871
jy27-wtf JOHN CALDWELL
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New YORK

Dear SiS--I>am yaccinated and yawDing at lshmael;
surely he is not fishing shad all the while at Sims; but
wrote line to fetch her forth deception is thus
derrated vciousy if Idaho fails Carrot promises to
wait-perhaps spirits needed, entirely; my bow,
Bores HORACE GREELEY.
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Proposed Amendments to the Constitution OF

Proposed Amendments to the Constitution o.
the State Of Louisiana,
To be submitted the people OF the State at the next
General Election to be held the Seventh day OF No
vember, Ammo Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Seventy.
NO2I.l Joint Resolution
Proposing an Amendment to Constitution OF the State
SECTION l. Be it resoleed By the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES Of the State Of louisiana sn GenefaS Is
sebzy coageae twothirds of the members elected TO
each House agreeing thereto, That at the general
election next ensuing the passage OF this resolution,
the following amendment to the Constitution OF the
State shall be submitted to the people OF this State and
if majority of the voters at said election shall approve
and ratify such amendment, the same shall become
part of the Constitution, to-wit
ARTICLE. No person who, at any time, may have
been collector of taxes whether State, IRISH or m
ncipal or who may have been otherwise nrusted with
public money shall be eligible to the General Assem-
BLY, or to any Office of profit trust under the State
Government until he shall have obtained discharge
for the amount of such collection and for all public
moneys with which he may have been intrusted
{Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Signed) OSCAR ]. DUNN,
Lieut. Governor and President of the Senate
Approved February Ii, 1870.
I(Signed) H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy
GEO. E. BovEE,
Sfnfn
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C. H. BURNSIDE,

CT BURNSIDE,
watch Maker and JeWeler,
No. Is Texas Street, Shreveport,
- a~ Has lust received fine supply OF Fine
D~ JEWELRY, Consisting of
Garbuncle, Coral and Pearl Sets and Half Sets;
Fine Gold Watches for Ladies;
Gold Vest and Guard Chains
Revolving Miniature Pins;
Finger Rings;
Gold Steel and
Plated Spectaces;
Eye Glasses;
Gold Pens-all kinds;
Gold and Silver Thimbles;
Coral Necklaces;
French, German and American
Clocks and Time Pieces
India Rubber Vest and
Guard Chains;
Children's Rings of a. sizes.
Ladies' and Gents
Fine Collar
Cuff and Bosom But
tons-fne supply.
~ Every article sold by me is fully warranted Pure
Gold, as keep no other kind.
am receiving new styles of fine goods by every ar
rival.
Watches and Jewelry Repaired at short notice
c. II. BURNSIDE,
IS Texas street.
December 9, 1S68. lily
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Offices, Continental Building, Nos. %, RI and
20, NASSAU STREET.
No. OF Policies Issued in 1863. IT'S
Amount Insured in 1869, ........ S2I ,246, ZOO
Annual Premiums in 1869, ... 2,377. ZOO
Assets of the Company December
III, 1869, 500, lO2 80
THs RESULT AND THIS POSITION
Was attained by
SKILL
ENTERPRISE
ECONOMY,
CoMPANy's LIBERAL AND WISE FEATURES,
TT IS ORGANIZED ON THE MUTUAL PLAN;
A LII POLICIES ARE NoN-FoRFEITABLE;
No RESTRICTION ON TRAVEL;
LII POLICIES INCONTESTABLE
For the usual causes;
MO NOTES REQUIRED,
NNE-THIRD OF THE PREMIUM,
On all Endowment and Life Policies may
REMAIN PERMANENT AS A LOAN,
To be cancelled by profits or otherwise,
% DAYS GRACE ALLOWED ON EACH PAY
"ELD GOOD DURING THAT TIME!
While all
DOLICY HOLDERS ARE PERMITTED THE
Il WIDEST LIBERTY
FTNRAVEL WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGED!
zach POLICY HOLDER HAS A VOICE
FLECTIONs AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COM
Il PANY,
At the same time receiving the most
r IBERAL ASSISTANCE
KEEP UP THIS POLICY
If he becomes embarrassed.
AND FURTHER, BECAUSE THE POLICY
Expresses
CLEARLY THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT,
Discarding utterly, all
A MBIGUOUS LANGUAGE,
SnOUBTFUL EXPRESSIONS OF UNCERTAIN
IL MEANING"
EVERYBODY AT NEAREST BIRTHDAY,
Without extra charge,
W7OMEN THE SAME AS MEN,
Either on the
Joint LIFE TABLE, PAYABLE TO SURVIVOR;
Or he
ENDOWMENT PLAN, PAYABLE AT DEATH
IL OR ANY REQUIRED AGE;
Or on the
~ YEAR NON-FORFEITABLE LIFE TABLE,
Or on the
ORDINARY LIFE TABLE,
In favor of your
ESTATE
I'm which case the Insurance goes with your other
setsO or your
WIFE
In which the policy protected against credtors
HUSBAND,
In which case the policy protected against credtor
CHILDREN,
In which the policy protected against creditor
PARENTs,
n which the policy protected against cyeditors)
SISTERS,
lin which the policy protected against creditors)
dependent BROTHERS,
In which case the policy is protected against credtors
CREDITORS,
On which case the policy will pay your debts)
OR ANY PERSON DEPENDING ON YOU,
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j. W. ARNOLD,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER

HHlhet StIttt, HeHf ItHIIfOHu Depot,
SHREVEPORT, LA,
MOULD respectfully inform the citizens of Shreve-
W port and the people at large that he is prepared
TO do Carpenters Work in all its various branches
a Plans and specifications for public and private
buildings furnished SASH Blinds and Doors of every
description kept constantly hand for sale and
utactured to order. ia1 ly
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The South gIe5tgr1l,
SHREVEPORT:

WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 26, 1870.
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REAL ESTATE AGENCY

MCWILLIAMS q ROBSON
MILL give their personal attention to Purchasing
w Selling and Leasing Real Estate, and to the Col
lection of Rents and the supervision of property
orally. C. McWILLIAMS,
WIN. ROBSON
Shreveport November a. 1860. [dlt&wtf
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CHARLES MOORE,
a ARCHITECT and BUILDER
MILAN STREET, near Edwards,)
ShreVpn0rf

MOULD respectfully inform the citizens of Shreve
w port and vicinity that he is prepared to contract
for the erection of any description of BUILDING or
ALI work executed with dispatch and ON reasonable
terms. - Plans specifications and estimates for
public and private buildings furnished. jy17 1y
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repaired. d51y
SHREVEPORT BREWERY.
FVyHE undersigned respectfully informs the public that
n he has purchased from Mr. A. Schafner, the we'll
known Shreveport Brewery, for the purpose of con-
tinuing the manufacture of LAGER BEER. All orders
from either the city country, promptly filled.
Address Box 26l, Shreveport, La. H. LINMAN.
Shreveport, January TO- 1866. . .==.
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L. COOK,
Copper, Tin, and Sheet-Ir0n Worker,
TeYas ahaYe Market Street.

SHREVEPORT, La,
II EEPS constantly hand full assortment o
IN COOKING AND HEATING STOVES, .
of the most approved patterns. Particular attention
paid to roofing and steamboat work. Cistern pumps
repaired. d51y
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-12
LONDON.

Bank Of England Reduces the Rate-Af
tempts at N!arseilles and Toulouse Il
Proclaim, the Republic Suppressed
Eve Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling
Coming from Bombay Marshal Bazaine
in Command Of the Army-Marshal
Mcmahon Fifteen Hours in the Saddle
mt Woerth-Thanks to Queen Victoria
Presence of the Prince Imperial in
London Reahirmed.
LONDON, August 1.-THE Bank Of Eng.
land reduces its rate to 5I2 per cent.
Feeble attempts to proclaim republic
at Marseilles and Toulouse We're easily sup
pressed.
Earl Derby in a public speech, strongly
urged nOn-intervention. .
There is c5O0, 900 coming from Bombay.
kilograms received from Metz give as
surances that Marshal Bazaine ia the real
commander-in-chief OF the French armv.
There are two corps now at Metz and
another under Marshal McMahon.
At the battle of Woerth, the French troops
charged the Prussians eleven times. Mar
shall Mcmahon was fifteen hours in the sad
die without food, and fell from his horse
falntlng into ditch, but was accidentally
discovered and recovered sufficiently to di-
rect the retreat OF his shattered army ON
loot; there was no horse left
The City Council of Brussels voted Queen
victoria thanks for asserting Belgian neu-
trallty. The leading houses at Antwerp
decline to transact business
1t is feared that the BOis De Boulorne
must be sacrificed to the defense Of Paris
The Pal Nall Gasette feaffrms the pres
ence OF the Prince Imperial and the lIn-
perial jewels IN London.
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Fourth Congressional District.

WHEREAS. At a meeting of delegates OF
Congressional Districts to the Republican
State Convention, the following resolution
was adopted. viz:
"ResOire6. That convention 10 nominate
a candidate for Congress in the Fourth
Congressional District be held within said
district at such time and place as the EX-
ecutive Committee thereof may designate:'
and
Whereas, said Executive Committee did.
without authority from the District Con-
ventiOn. reconvene said District Conven-
ton after al adjournment sine die;
Therefore we. the undersigned. members
of the Fourth Congressional District pro-
test, and give our reasons for so doing. viz:
That from four parishes the delegates can
not attend said convention. as heretofore
called. and that we finally protest against
said convention being held at Bayou Sara.
Monday. August Is. 1870 for the above said
reasons; and we hereby call convention to
be held at Natchitoches. Louisiana. on the
first Monday in September. 1870, to nemi-
nate Republican candidate to represent
the Fourth Congressional District in the
Forty-Second Congress, and the said con-
vention shall be apportiOned according to
the existing number of the Representatives
III the lower house Of the Legislature
HARRY LOTT, Rapides;
GEORGE Y. KELSO. Rapides;
CHARLES w. kEATING. Caddo;
GEORGE w. LEWIS, Rapides:
RAFORD BLUNT. Natchitoches:
I. MONETTE, Natchitoches;
NJ. II. TWITCHELL. De Soto.
RALPH MERCOS, Grant.
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WHOLE NUMBER 1916.

mand the Partisan defenses with 5000 navy
cannoniers.
The left wing of the army is at Sayerne.
The radical journals Rersine and Ruppei
have been suppressed.
The last official act of the Due de Gram.
mont was the signing of the Belgium neu-
trality treaty.
The Senate adopted the project Of the law
tending to the arming of the nation.
The Corps Legislatif was very stormy to-
day; tumults interrupted business. The
President was worn out with the term of the
proceedings, ceased all efforts to maintain
order. and the meeting slowly dispersed.
PARIS, August ii, $3.50 P. M-La Liberte
has positive information that the imperial
headquarters are no longer at Metz.
Dispatches from the projects Of depart
with details of the patriotic sentiment of
the people. On all sides volunteers are
coming forward.
The Corps Legislatif is now in session. A
crowd of 600 persons is collected in front OF
the Chambers, clamoring for arms. Within
the Chambers there is much excitement,
though no disorderly scenes have occurred.
The Journal Offciel says the War De-
partmen6 has sixty millions Of cartridges
to be armed, and preparations have been
made on an extensive scale for the manu-
facture Of more to meet all emergencies.
The Council Of State met yesterday, and
will hold another session to-day.
PARIS, August II, S P. Nat $50 p. M.
rentes were quoted at 6595. They have
since declined to 6540, at which rate they
closed.
PARIS, August n.-According to the
latest news, the Emperor has not resigned
himself to give up the command, upon which
all of France clamOrs.
The Gaulois reports that Menito Garibaldi
is at Milan, where he is melting popular de-
monstrations against France.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-12
WlESSENGBURG BATTLE.

A special correspondent OF the New York
Tribune writes from Mayence to London,
from whence the following was telegraphed:
This evening a dispatch came from Wies-
senburg announcing Prussian victory and
the occupation of Wiessenburg. l have
obtained the following additional details:
The King, on his arrival at Mayence, called
a council of war, and urged that the sooner
the existing inactiOn ceased the better. and
pressed an advance. His opinion was
adopted, and orders were telegraphed to at
tack the French outposts in the nelghbOr-
hood of Landau and Wiessenburg. A
Prussian force composed of two line regi-
ments, one regiment Bavarian troops and
some artillery, altogether about lime thou
sand strong, drove the French before them
into Wiessenburg.
The ARTILLERY was then brought up and
opened on the Notifications OF the town.
The town soon caught fire, and seeing this
caused some confusion among the French
troops. The Prussians could no longer be
restrained by their officers. who were anx-
iOus to reduce the town by cannOnade. The
soldiers rushed forward with the bayonet,
and surprised the French, who were not ex-
pecting an infantry attack for hours to
come, and were barricading and entrench-
ing. The Prussians lost heavily, but took
eight hundred prisoners.
The same correspondent writes from May
ence, Friday, midnight: Half OF the pris-
oners taken at Weissenburg were first
marched from the citadel to the railroad
They put good face on the matter. and
showed true French gayety. The large
crowd received them very well, throwing
packages OF tobacco and cigars TO their
beaten foes. The soldiers all belonged to
the Seventh Regiment Of the line The Off
GERS were allowed to retain their swords
and will be paroled On reaching Munich.
The other four hundred, taken at Weis-
senburg, went last night 10 Erfut. There
were eight hundred in all. AS before, wine
and cigars were offered by the Germans,
but the French desired 10 pay for every
thing ..