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CONGRESSIONAL.

W4sHINGToN May -House-Among the bill
introduced for the improvement of the Cumberland
river referred to- exempt internal and coastwse yes
sells from tonnage duties, passed
The bill enforcing the fifteenth amendment not con
cured in. The Conference Committee asked Blair tc
appoint Bingham, Davis and Kerr committee on the
part of the House.
The Senate is discussing the alleged error in the
Journal whereby the 9Th section forbiddng legislation
against Chineses is in the enforcement of the bill
,Seoaae-4n effort to the Journal by erasing
the 18th section failed
The Senate resumed consideration of appropriation
bills and are in session to night
An amendment allowing males and females like pay
for ike work was adopted
House-The bill providing for the appointment of
an examiner of claims and three additional clerks for
the State Department passed.
At three o'clock Newsham, from Louisiana, waa
sworn in by vote of 81 to II.
The bill placing resident minister Rome was de-
feated.
Judd moved TO suspend the rules that he might in.
roduce and have passed bill to reduce the duties on
imports as follows On syrup, molssses and all sugars,
and on salt 38a per cent, coffee and tea 20 per
cent on pig and scrap iron 224p per cent The motion
was rejectedyeas 1922 nays S2--less than twothirds
voting in the negative.
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Communicated,

Communicated
Editors South Western:
noticed in your paper few days since, a para
graph to the effect that the Grand Jury recently sitting
at Tyler found bills of indictment against several par.
ties tor detrauding the Revenue Department I SUD-
pose you received your information from Col Bridge
land supervisor OF Internal Revenue for the State
Texas.
Assuming that you gave this simply as a piece of
news and without any special personal interest in the
matter, ask the Of your columns to state an ad.
dtional fact, OF which your informant seems to have
been strangely oblivous: The same Grand jury found
true bill against Webster Flanagan State Senator
from Rusk county, and son of Hon. J. w. Flanagan,
United States Senator from Texas for conspiracy to
defraud the Government
Another fact your informant might, if he would,
nave apprsed you of was that be- contrary law and
in violation of all deccrcy, remained in the Grand
Jury room for four days, and indeed until ordered
out by Judge Duval He left TYLER two DAYS before
the dTand Jury adjourned and came on to Marshall,
where he went into Gen. Boughon's private room in
the absence OF the latter and ordered the Assessor of
internal Revenue who had also acted at times as clerk
fHr ten b., to open iron safe in which he claimed
there we're sGo00 and which he demanded It being
combination lock and the assessor not hsvinu the
numbers, neither he nor Col. B. could open 1.-THE
latter swearing at and abusing the assessor meantime
Baked in his violent and illegal attempt-o put the
midest construction upon ito obtain possession of
the money, this model officer then ordered the asses
sor to assess Gen Roughton for seyentvve barrels of
whisky, and upon his refusal, suspended him from
office, and dispatched to Jefferson for the assessor
there, whom he ordered assess Gen B. for one bqa
bred barrels of whisky The assessor did so with the
endorsement however. that the assessment was made
BY order of the Supervising Inspector and without any
knowledge of the facts on his part
As an additional evidence of the spirit 10 which
these cases we're prosecuted would remark that the
hrana Jury also found bills of Indictment against
spalding, an ex-reEenue officer at Palestine, one for
accepting basket of apples and another for accepting
| gallon of whisky as brides When the case came
before the petit jury, the witnesses reented and then
swore that the clerk clerks III spaldngs Office in
order to secure some apples had suggested to mar
ket that he ought send in basket of the fruit
to the office to get the good side of the revenue
officer. JUSTICE
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May ga dozen Indian chlefs, in
Guiding Spotted Tail, Swift Bear, Fast Best and Yellow
Hair are coming here at the suggestion of Parker the
Indian Commissioner, to meet Red Cloud the hostile
Indian chief. They left Sioux City Friday
Gov Bullock has addressed letter of ten pamphlet
pages to Senators and Representatives in Congress
who sustain the reconstruction acts in reply to the
speech of Senator Ferry and charges of the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate that he paid exhorbtant prices
to the Washington Chronicle for certain public actions
The President nominated Henry a. Bartham Con-
sui at Tampco and G, D. Smith Collector for sth
Virginia district.
Commodore Gill is ordered on duty as Lighthouse
Inspector of fourth district.
Steamer Benica arrived from Rio Janeiro All we'll
She encountered in latitude 100 and longitude "a two
earthquakes, followed by heavy shower Of meteors.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

PHILADELPHIA, May 22-The spirit OF the Genera
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in session ir
Philadelphia in reference to organic union with the
Southern Presbyterian Church. is most favorable.
New York, May 23.-The Albany Argus Of this
morning makes the Democratic majority In the State
of New York, on the judicial ticket, $4,000.
special dispatch 10 the New York Democrat from,
La Crosse says the number of lives lost BY the
fire there will exceed fifty men, women and children
and that the railroad and steamboat managers are
anxious that the number burned and drowned shall
not be known Of the crowd Of emigrants on board
the Inflated steamer, few were saved.
New YORK, May 22.-The cotton movement for
the past week has been large both in receipts and
ports the receipts at all points being Al 055 bales,
against 80 286 last week, 81 $50 the previous week
and 5O,764 three weeks since The receipts at all
ports for The expired portion Of the cotton year
27l9023 bales against 02l 272 for the correspond
ing period last year. showing increase of Cos I'll
bales. Exports from all ports a., 1877 bales against
81 240 last week and Il 626 for the same week last
year. Total exports of the expired portion Of the cot
ton year are estimated at 1884, 933 bales against
,3l8,952 for the corresponding period last year The
receipts of the past week exceed those of the previous
week 5000 bales but the exports fall off in CORE
spending degree The rece pts at all ports in the i'm
mediate future will depend somewhat upon the pros
poets OF the growing plant II the crop promises well
the planters will market the balance of tie crop rap
idlg but should the crop meet serious drawbacks
and there are already complaints from sections
planters will hold their cotton for better prices The
bulk of the cotton has been marketed and the season
is drawing rapidly to close Bankers have advanced
their rates sterling in consequence of the falling
of of exports to within fraction of the specie ship
ping point for gold coin. Already Canada coin has
gone forward and Saturday the steamer Donen took
s35o,o00 in gold bars This shows the import bear
ing of the cotton trade foreign exchange, and is
likely TO be further illustrated ia the immediate f-
ture Governments ara relatively higher here than in
Europe and railroad securities have seceiged severe
blow on the other side This leaves the country The
alternative OF shipping other produce than cotton to
ill the gap, OF to ship gold, As an instance Of the
dizziness of exports some European steamers have gone
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FREEDMAN hiLLED.-Yesterdaym morning freedman
named Smith Campbell was shot in the beer shop on
Market street next door to f. j. Lemans confectionery
store, by n. F. Cox deputy sheriff of Bosser parish
Mr. Cox had warrant from Bossier for his arrest he
having made bis escape short time since whilst ir
charge of this same officer As the matter while We
write, Ia undergoing legal investigation before Recor
der crowe we will simply remark that in attempting
to make the arrest Calaphel resisted both drew pis
to9 Cox firing first but missing when they clinehet
and fell After short scule Cox rose with both pis
tolls and "hhe Campbell rising he shot him in the
read, killing him almost instantly. The freedman Is
represented to have been very lawless man. Since
cite above was in type Mr.. Cox has been discharged
from CUSTODY
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MISCELLANEOUS.

BosToS, May 24.-Four thousand red men, sup
posed to be Fenans left on the northern train yeste
day afternoon and evening
ST.. Louis, May 24.-TerribIe lightning storm in this
vicinity. As far Gs heard three killed
BUFFALO, May 24.-Some activity among Feniar
leaders Men quietly concentrating at the rendezvous
here It is impossible to say at tits time where the
invasion will be made. 1t is thought the first attempt
will be by land, though the frontier Is lined with men
It is reported the United States steamer Michigan has
taken position at Port Cohorne, Canada to protect
the Welland canal
ROCHESTER, May "a "A load of Fpnians passed
north last night.
HAMILTON, OMAR May PA train of Pullman
cars with the Boston Board Of Trade, passed at the
rate of fifty miles hour. TFans-continenal morn
ing paper published on the train.
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out with stons ballast, owing to the small amount OF
freight and low rates Stock Of cotton at all ports
3l7, $40 bales, against 322 $50 last week and 1886
this week last year. The stock in the interior towns
is SO 7os bales against 63715 last week and 81 572
this week last year Stock in Liverpool 900 bales
against 3s3 900 last year. Stock of American cotton
aaoat for Liverpool 900 bales against "a 900 last
year. Stock of India cotton a1oat for Europe 1877
600 bales against 44s,00o last year Regarding the
new crop advces generally favorable, though there
are some accounts of cold and unfavorable weather.
Estimates of the crop have somewhat decreased
d,rip no wool.
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L Useful lNTESTloN.-We yesterday witnessed the
operation OF piece Of mechanism that destined to
prove blessing to all who make their own butter 1t is
Do0Ehets patent churn attachment, and which is war
ranted to bring butter in eight minutes. Think Of
that ye housewives who undergo the daily ANNOYANCE
OF watching small coloTed Individual noddng over
The chnrn to the monotonous music of the dasher
This Is no patent humbug as any one can see at a
glance 1t is simple, durable and does its work 10
ehaTm-it will almost make butter from common els
Tern water Mr.. Dave Wherritt has bought the patent
right for this and Desoto parishes, and the machine
can be seen at NcCWchen's establishment, corner Of
Milan and Commerce streets Call and see them
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" Little Jack Horner,
Sat in a corner
Eating a Christmas pie ;
With a finger and thumb
He picked out q plum,


This second jack Horner, who is constantly picking
pIums from the public pie, not with foger and thumb
but by the hands.fu indignant, doubtless, that his
sweet scented pet, McVean unsuccessful in en-
cheering The Hospital bill because of the refusal of
majority of the City Council to purchase and donate
to the State site for the said Hospital which is con-
dtion precedent to the signing Of the hundred thou
sand dollar bonds after which the faithful hunger
this modern Horner, say chagrined at the dscom-
future Of little Mac, thought that by appointing Board
whom he supposed likely to vote for the donation he
could block the game Of " the opposition" Accord
ingy be removes four of the members elect, G. W,
Kendall, Sam c. Head j. ". Arnold and W R. Coz,
appointing in their stead John n. Howell, William
Robson, R. J. Looney and R. D. Sale
In the first place, do not suppose that either of
the aPpontees will accept-n fact we learn that How
ell, Robson and Looney have so expressed Themselves
and in the second place, the stupidity of our usually
aStute Governor astute when lucre aints the air de-
teats himself unless indeed he dsregards entirely the
provisions of the city charter. R. j. Looney lives out
side the city limits and r. D. Sale and William Rob
son live iii Wards where there ia no vacancy Though
these be slight obstacles in the way of such men az
rule the land, and way will more than probably be
found to override all law all decency usually over
ridden. Whatever appointments may be made, how
ever, We are inclined to think that the deposed mem
beTs will mbke fight for it in the courts-not that
they care particularly for the position but simply be-
cause they do not feel disposed to permit the scalawag
and carpet-bag element to enjoy undisputed sway We
await further results
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The TRUE LEADERS OF THE RADICAL PARTY-BRoWN.
LOW, DRAKE AND PHILLIPs.-They are the authors OF
that permanent mode of settling their ideas into our
form of government. They do stop with PROPOSE.
tions from Mr. Sumner, and other less reformers to
make laws which can be repealed it is their plan to
fix their will in the organic law by the forced and fraud
uent process of amending the Federal Constitution by
means of duress and discrimination ard by COLLISION
and by conspiracy with Federal officers against the
rights of the States, and the peoples of the States
Their whole plan of vengeance will be overthrow as
soon as the Democracy succeed to their true place in
the confidence of the voters ard these wrongful med
0iers are sent where they belong, among strangers,
where, having forfeited the respect of good men at
home they will have been compelled to fee and take
up their abode.
We pity any man WHO can suppose that the present
Or any similar state of things can continue When we
hear men say it is not to be changed we ask them if
they beeve there is no place in the human breast for
reason and truth, and justice? Do they believe that
the sonth-that the West will submit if at any time
we should get into even an insignificant war? An In
diah war which seems impending will be dangerous to
the present despotism at Washington. And foreign
war? A war with Spain, which is not impossible
would shake US to pieces. Does any body suppose
That such q misgoVerned and matreated country as
ours can hang together as of old? That the States
VIII cohere-south to North f the fearful war and
TINS most deceittul and monstrous peace had never
TRANSFERRED Not one bit of it. The old love of I'm
1on Tie consolidation of mutual interest and affection
Is gone 1t 1t ever returns, it will be in consequence
o. most ample amends being made by the North to
the South, and also BY the reEsabisbment of the od
identity Of interests and the continual practice of fair
dealing We hope and fear for the result. Whom
900 wishes to destroy, he makes Is mad az he does
the powers that be in Washington City
tCommeuer
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In the article in another column, touching tue City
Council and Gov. Warmoth, we say that certain par
ties appointed in the stead Of others that were
elected, We did not state, what We supposed to be
generally understood, that the Governor did not recog
nize the legality of the election and appointed Mayor
and all the Councmen, selecting, however the Mayor
and three Of the Councilmen who had been elected.
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FROM HAVANA,

HAvASA May IS. The Spanish steamer santo
spirtus lost off Cage Pedros. Crew saved.
DeRodas telegraphs the killing of sixty six rebels
including eight chiefs and two Americans
Regut, serranos nephew and Col. Ch;mhlla were
badly wounded. Col. Berger reports the killing of
% insurgents at Caracas May 9. Gen Blanco cap
tured Caracas City damaged by artillery. 50okilled.
New government abolished. Duties reduced 10 per
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FROM EUROPE,

LoSDoN May 23.-The Lord Mayor presided a
large meeting held for the purpose of sending dele
gates to the Worlds Evangelist Council at New York.
Many distinguished persons were On the platform.
Mark Lemon, editor of the Punch, and Sir John
Simon, Catholic member of Parliament from the Isles
of Weight, are dead
The iron clad Andarous made trial trip day.
She made thirteen and half knots per hour.
Rio JANIERo, May 23.-The vonito has disappeared
from Rio Clean bills of ladng are issued to depart
ing vessels.
FLORENCE, MAY 22.-Signor La Pasinj Vice Prrs
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The Police Jury Of st. Bernard-one of the poor
es parishes in the State-composed of one white man
and nine negroes, imposed the modest little tax Of
:hree and half per cent on the property thereof to
meet the assessment for the Metropolitan Police for
thst parish. This onerous tax says the Times is
30 raise fund 10 pay ten policemen for parish
where there is less need for policemen than In any
other Of the State
The people lately held meeting to protest but
chats the uso2
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Political ORGANIZATIONS

The careful reader of the public press, North and
South cannot fail to have noticed, wi hin the last
three months, the manifold indications howing dis.
satisfaction with the Administration In the halls oil
Congress there is perceptible, because but ilcon
eeaed, difference in the majority members in regard
to the tariff the reduction Of the army and the new
apporhonment OF members under the census Of this
year, by which apportonment the West and South are
gamers OF about twenty members and the New Eng.
land States are losers. This difference as represent
ing large outside constituency of opinion, has led tc
caucus among the weaker Radicals 1--WE use this term
IN preference to conservative Radicals which adopted
says the Missouri Republican, three planks of a new
platform, to-wt tariff for exclusively spe
Gle payments, and the reform of the civil service
having thereby and to that extent appropriated, as
KIND OF political larceny just so many Democratic
dogmsS These be signs of coming trouble" They
show at least worldwide difference of opinion be
tween the rank and file of the administration support
ers in the Fast and West-out Of which much may be
hoped for.
Turning aside from the signs of disaffection in the
party in power, the free debate now going on among
the opposition journals is an Indication of the hopefn
VI
known - whether called the Reform party as il
Charleston, the Peoples party in New Orleans the Con
seFvatiTe party in Virginia, the States Rights party
or the Interior party proposed by the Conao1e il
the northwest, or, in fact it is known and desig
mated from Maine to Mexico the National Democratic
party But, in different localities, it is of small i'm
porance land therefore let us not differ about it, IN
der what particular name We array nnraaIvaa AGAINST
those Infamous authors of the leading political meas
ures OF the last four years. land their aiders and abet
tors and agents in the South so properly character
lied by that excellent paper the Commoner, in the
tract published to-day.
We warn the people of the country parishes from
being led off by mere city movement into taking
any course of action before the convention; and We
heartily endorse our correspondent in the suggestion
for holding this as early possible-at least before
September.
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WASTE OF TEARs.--The Red River News in re-
ply to an article on Southern Radcalism, which ap.
peared in this paper, and in which we wasted few
that he is not Southern born That puts an entirely
new phase the matter for while there are scat.
tered throughout the South some noble spirits, who
feeling that the North unjust towards her sister
States, were magnanimous enough to let sentiment
of justice override the claims of section yet they are
exceptions, and are not surprised at the action of
the editor of the News-he has simply been true to
his instincts, and like Parsons of Texas goes where
money leads, follows the magiclantern of gold But
low such have sunk, Longstreet and those like
him. have sunk infinitely lower
That there might be men of so little intellect "a to
believe that the principles Of the Radical party could
prove beneficial to the South We are free to confess
but how does it happen that in all these cases, Long
streets Parsons and so FORTH not to mention the case
of the editor u question: Office has been the certain
and nyariabIe accompaniment to change of princi-
pies? Does 1t not look little odd, to say the least
Of it,
AS to the previous sentiments OF this paper to which
the editor of the News alludea need only say that
whatever its opinions az to the policy of secession
might have been, the base uses to which the North
prostuted Its conquest were more than sufficient to
ienate from the Government the affections of all de-
cent men in the South, And it, too, has the proud
consciousness that it scorned to be participant in
the division of the spos wrung from its subjugated
countrymen by an enemy to whom justice is but
name napnanimitv bat q myth
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Having purchased large and beautiful assortment
Of job type, this office is prepared to execute all Jobs
in the most and workmanliBe manner, and at as
cheap rates any respectable office in New Orleans
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THE HEAVIEST BALE OF THE SEASON. In argeist
of cotton received the other day by Mesars Thumond
& Hicks, one of the bales weighed nine hundred and
ten pounds. How is that for heavy?
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Mr. THOMAS Mc1sTYRE, our agent in New Orleans,
will shortly visit ST. Louis Louisville Cincinnati and
Pittsburg business for this Office He is fully au-
thorzed to contract for advertising and subscription.
snd receive payment in behalf. ,may2l
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Gov. Warmoth has appointed Nathan Hoss police
juror, first ward Ross Wilkinson, second ward VIM.
J, Sullivan, third ward Drury Lacy, fourth ward J..
". Mahle, fifth ward Milton Fenwick, sixth ward !;
William Holmes, seventh ward, Caddo.
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From Tuesdays Daily
FROM NEW ORLEANS

New ORLEANS, May 23.--The Bulletin places the
present bonded debt of the State at S14, Q85 500
Joe Mcguire, fireman the Jackssn railroad, was
killed by an excursion train Sunday night
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FIRE.-The house known as the Tyson house, but
lately occupied by Doc Jones' and one half miles
from the river on the Texas road caught fire on Wed
nesday morning about half past one O'Clock and was
entirely consumed. The fire originated from an ash
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drecian bender, the other day, came over from
cuba with nine hundred Havana cigars slowed away,
nl not safely as events proved, in her bend and
through resulted thuswise: The custom house officer
smoked the ruse, and got chamhermad to take
her into cabin and interview her, he, meanwhile,
standing IN ear shot. The chambermaid reported
nothing found, hut upon investigation the cigars
we're developed
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a new depot is being built at Greenwood, and
charges freight TO that point required in
advance, as will be by Mr.. Dicksons notice in
another column. The depot will probably be COM
peted in ten days, when this restriction will be re-
moved
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RARE CHolcE-Pnssengers and shippers will to
day have the choice between three of the best boats
in the trade the Grand Era, La Belle and Bradsh
Johnson Where all are so deserving it were nvidi
to particnarizc, and can only say that yod
can pay your money and take your choice.