Shreveport Daily News from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 2

4h oiee of the aeeple of the Confederate States. FOR PRESIDENT, JEFFERSON DAVIS, OF MISSISSIPPI. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, A. H. STEPHENS, OF GEORUIA.

HOME JNO. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. riday, September 20, 1861 J.ob Work must be paid for on deiiver'y. Mr. W.

TA is our 'ent in Natchitoches. Mr. D. D. O'BRIEN, io.

6, Exchange Place, New Orleans, is our authorized for that city. M. H. C. CL.UiKF, Bookseller, is our anthorized agent for Vicksburg and Natchez.

Mr. J. HI. LOFTON, is our agent at Bellevue, ossir Parish. Mr.

A. of the News Depot, is our uthorized in Jefferson, Texas. To Correui ts. We-will be pleased to contributiArs from our friends, in and around ShrevepF'rt. An occasional article from oar r'tlative to the crops, will be very In fact, we desire correspondence, front every section of the Sittes.

Personal articles will not be published, either as commlunications or adlvertisemonmt. Those friendly to our undertaking, wlho may heat of any local, or other items, that will prove of to our readers, frsvor us by banding in the same at the News. In writinghbe brief and concaie. bearing in mind, that lengthv comnmunicans tare seldom appreeiatat'by newspaper reados. Il qlI-lll11l The curtains of the heavens were lifted, and a refreshing shower fell at nooa.

It was much needed, and for the time being cooled the atmosphere. Last evening. we were visited by a very heavy rain. Our cotemnporaries of the Camden (Ark.) Herald, are determined not to behind the age, they are willing -ietonly to receive Gonfederate and State Bends, for subscription, but also rags, and waste cotton. If this does not insure to our fricuds a large list of subscribers.

whyt will We will take clean rags, oonself, but they must be in the shape of pants, coats, shirts, etc. A F. Vance, agent of the government, intrrms us that the most liberal subscription yet made by our merchants for Confederate bonds, is that of Messrs. leachamn Galbrnath, subscribed five hundred tierces of rice for the army, amounting to about $16, 001. Withasicl illustrations of duty 'to our governmenu we need not fear t.ie character ofourcity wIill be fully maintained as atrue, patriotic southern Appeal.

I Th.Efect of Ake War supoa Papers. --What sad havoc the war 'lh shade the newspapers? The Suf1a4k (Vat) in cornmentingon.thiis subject, says Weien the war comwmenced we had forty-four exchanges on. our liail 'hook, Of that number, twenty have been ten off by the blockade, Six comse toias pHintsi on a half sheet, and only eigithsf the appear 4hf our religions exchanges onlytwo come.to us filled as before the war. As io asLnuch'l lboutbe part that ou act iRthe lnt lirb affairs, it is evi dcit thht she i fiends endeavoring to'remain ienutral-this however, she will to her sorrow, is impracticable. kisouri, we had supposed, would be a warning to her, but it seems to the That she can be so blind to the wel- fare of her citizens, appears a mystery to our mind.

The houses of her citizeus have boou entered and robbld, while the occupants were thrust out of their own doors. Atrocities of every character have been perpetrated subjects of Lincoln, on her soil. I he face of this proclaims her desire to remain neutral, inltread of extending a cordial welcome to the aid offered by the Confederate troops, and joining them in hurling their enemies to everlasting" damnation. Is this Kentuck Sadly then as -hlie changed. Our offers having thus failed-for so do we consider attention should now be turned in another diriection.

Kentucky has traced her hor follow it in her wisdonr, for the consequence will rest onl-v on her. We' approve of the made to, secure her co-operation I with the South, but entirely disapprove of any farther overtures on our part. We consider her irretrievably, lost. Extract from a Privale Lelltter. By permission wI: take thel follow, ing extract from a written by a member of the Shreveport Rebels, it bears date of 9th instant, and was written at Ulunlmus, Ky.

esterday morning one of Lincolu's i gun boats canme from Cairo. and stopped about four miles front our Cample and batteries. (Jurs, the Eleventh Louisiana Itegiument, o-pented lire and shot about eight times at her. she returned the fire with Bomb titShells, but no side could do any harm. Slie de- 1 parted for Cairo.

Our scouts yesterday reported that Fremont, with 15,000 1 troops were cooning to whip us last night, and that they had seven boats, and contemplated coeting both by water and land. We were Iup) all night ready to them, and imk- i Sing batteries all the time. We have a large' of cuannons, and at lsst troops. andl will deft-nd this place anyr v. Ave expect to haive hard fitutling to do in and at every we (annot 'W ritt.

vry I you tht'tt it is getting very cold now at night, and if we are not in some -much this winter. the above writtlen we presume that our ifrceis have removed from Kentucky soil, in rotee dience to the published resolution 1 adopted by the GCeneral Assembly of Kentucky, on the 12th three dllys later than the late of the above The Secessionists in England, r. The news of the battle at Bull Run fell like a spark on gunpowder almbug Secessionist here, and a startled them into a supernatural Rctivity. While our credit sinks lead, a these busy hands are. writing moneyu i articlhs for the Times, and pumping their ideas iato the brain of that jour' naPs city article.

They are in the -markets all over the country, blitding against our Government for amr a as seems to be thought, not witwmut success Imve got money-ready the re at, the from atfulrte Oven t. ues 'lthey' aOngui ne as ever recog nition, anf very likely lhie th reasons for being so. Nor is all thisi Within the last few days, it is rui-, mored that they have succeeded in equipping and sending offlan armed steamer with, a cargo of arms and ammunition for thet Southern States. which has been for some time past quietly receiving its stores, under the direction of a Liverpool firma in the American trade. Of the particulars of this affair I am not infhrmned hut it is said, still.

further, that the British Govertnmetnt, when called uipon to prevent the departure of the vesscl, declined to interfere-mn what grounds I have not heard. If these are true; andL llwhethelr they are so or lnot tiimust soo Ot. Ie known, all talk of the good-will of this towards us, and all the talk of the English press anlut our itngratittde, will receive a cqui- i tis. But even if the story were not trie, it soon so, for there is more titan one aried vessel out in British jeports, and intended to, Ie run unlder the British ftIn till they 4 have escapedl the hllockadel anti landed their 'lten they will heeonte i ships of war. n'o doubt, and cruise as the Southern national fleet.

The: English true to its neutral grleound, will not interfere to prevent the fittin out of ves-els until its own interests begin to Telegraph Received this Morning. Richmond. Sept 16-L. P1. Walker Secretary of WVar, has resigned.

It I is tltdle'rstood teo-day that Attorney-(eneral will tetmporarily attend to tlie tltieics ofthie War depiarunent-t. Several nnanes are lelntiontld as successor to Walker, among which is (Bi.lhop) Polk. by the cars report a lsharp entgagemenmt rin Friday last, i 13th. A detatlcnhent of the Washinertont Artillery and a portion regiment, attacked i and burnt -it. The federal loss is four killed, and seven taken iri omers, and many wounded.

Tihe had none injured so far as heard from. ''Two pe'rsons have- he-ten put to death in St. Louis, to the Prcoclainat in ofi ct. The correspoltdenit of the Richiuntd DIispatchl, riting fE'om Fairfax thie 12th, says the action took the I Ith tIne Lill. The Washington ry with two rifled eannon, two howitzers, and sutlporited1 by wo compantlaieof iutfantry, done e-xecution.

TI, 1" de aleas were in -tro tg force lbut hbeeanc ptunit :tri.k.Rd and fled, leaving their haver-sacks, and coats belhind. The Conti-derate, tore was only iburt hunpred, while that of the was near four thousand. No wi t-r hurt. Thle New York HIerald of gives a cirm tBlstvtial' atccount the total wreck of the privatee-L 'UliterI, on the.i~land of Trinidad, bi the 12th of August. O)te of thlt.

cre( desert ed, anys the, vessel was most pl)robnbly wrecknd intentionallv by the cre wheo were dissatisftieJ. The Hlerald urgently calls on Gn. Dix to declare imartial law: throughout Maryland. The Yankee telugrams from thelo State of are in ai happy" condition of One represents McCufloehi as falling back upon Arkansas, and uanother reports Hardee doing the same thing; dnd another againll telS us that Priee, Rains and Churchill are advthancirng with a large force upon Jefferson 0icy. The enemy will probably asertc i tlhe truth in the of time.

A ichLead Mine in Alabama.in numbes Qt taikoS tiidp tk a facf r.ot commonly pknowti, an though very important, might othorwise have suiik a. rich" lead miune exists on t) 'arrior above I was originaally than twenty-five years ago. At that time, the writer. "'they wexe very jealous of the whites knowing or the load;" but thve had furnished Gen. with a large quantity when lie was at 'jurkeytown, whence he mtoved.upon Talladega.

He had the marks given by the Cherokees, whose entire coilideice he had ii.sirced; and he has no doubt sutflicient mirks aro visible to this diay to iidlicate the exact spot. 11e oftlrs the notes to any one who will underltakt fhe expl6rntiln, or go himself as soon as prssing hulm4.iss -viil net interl-re. We (Editor News) also know of a mine in this not twenty miles from our office, this 'n p. resumie is not known to 'Lhe ore Vwe have been intormted by a geitlemea had the to test its is the purest that lie ever'saw. deeply regret to hearn our ftllow: citizen, lion.

John 1M. Landrum, met. with a serious accideut yesterday. While riding iu his buggy the hlorse ranaway, and Mr. L.jumnped out, breaking a leg, as our iuant tells tus.

The injury received we trust, will not prove serious as relorted. MArL121I 1 At tIb. residaiict of 1)r. WA tdcti, Mansfield, 1 1dth, by 1'' v. Iu.aurut, 1'INCIiNIX" HAttitts, to Nliss PRIVATE I 711 street, Batptist Chnrch.

EIN(G locted in a retited1 and tureleilde of ft li town, affucds induwciueuits to boaurdas, tianientt or Ipermnuent, will find it ii uitihrtttlie homc. FIuuiiliRs or sinigle geutletn.p cturl ubtain rooms, and day boarders will he accomtcedated. s12v2 Alrs. A. II.

TAIAruR. RItCH )I( INI TYPE FOIUNDRY. THiE ONLY M11 OFy TjYPE ON S()U'iJIJIN T1'M( )IE. Ill 1Ir'iotuturs of thee auovre J'ottndriw lituve uisu united with lhieir FQULdrV it Cutlitjletv Printers' Furnishing Warehouse, ha'. liti.d, ill ltrti ttj'u to b()1)KIN to a T1ES-''( 'ullX Ili and Printing Mattcril fronti auny Nojile when require l.

We ran and wilU Ieuat in In 11uluotio as good Jil Yistt the sam-ti s.ej'e.:ain jiitiut uyuitsiiau; Fautuedry Wi th ENtY 1t.u leoi th Restaurant. tally ly Ilrecitizc.iia of poart thattli Iasu1.tue it VJA '12. -tai. neair Markeet, wheri? lie it ps'tlpre'd1 iat all unes eto eati sfy his f'ictiaultt ctistome1utrs, froom 7 rdeluek, A. rttili the.

atuneitth i' week, a lilaerall '1edttlttitit 'jill arcnttaltl. N-1 Ti.4-6ttx .1. A. JEFILLE. (jonhakderatio RCsthurhanl jtr I ('It L'o THc licuL.

SIJLS welt Ij. 'own and popular es Itabli has becu reinua eyed is above. and is open for the accomnmodzsin nof the public. There will 141 foundu the best of game. fish, oy'ter1s.

and everythiug that. Jhlreveporl anl' New Oreaned mrarkets afford.feals'. fursia1lea at all bqtzrt o4 nizJit. Familnis pawties. will erdermw urotitIty atteaudeul o37jjeyS a to -uouI tI, I.t,ºIttt Bit V' It (i1 tIE ilteflSLA.

"r'Ii III Wo ar to nano. of it. '4cj 33 to the" Legihalutor. hur (14 Pci1uii of p0Stl are atultsorIi'4l aluicLutclcc i)IR. WV.

4i.ORrrE, ri a (late for' a1 seat ilt the lower lcrJi14l: of the Legiplaiture, of Lottiieicta, fto the etl ction int Nov'rtnlwrr. ANeare. auticoricea to luutteOUI. 'U'. IL PIii'T, cruuiiduhc: hr the 1i1 i'Jccl colt thte iirst Mscal(tv in Ve'11111 2.

are authorized to annuiiiFutiti htail.cof C'. for th of LLHxt'oRoEit. Election 'Ir ll( inI vre to tuawtctrlc M. 'i'. J.

ALk'JX)N, as a cand.icid; foxr t1hec eftlice ot beilcitit, the (ii aut hwri'nod't(s anlhtlrteit RINPSON at for of SHI1'RI ilie enisuing cletctiont. jeild Wo arc auithitrizc'd tc' anlihl' ti.l' a c'1: clidate foer t1e dhic. of t. at titsuitig del'ttii. -lii We ore au.ithoizedl to aiiuoumei I It.

('1(151'. thu Wbc lunlb i a candidate iior rixltctionto the ofilc of ASSESSOR(, at the eitsuiie gm I eh tiuu.i We ate authorized to 'cunwl c'. Prof. W. H.

N. MAGEL -DJlt. Witon Rouge, as- caudidate for ti office of Supteriuteendeict of Educationtt. We are authorized to auitiounce P'TETR lI. CROCKEI, as a candidate for the office of Assescor, thte ensuing (elctioln, in.

next. W1lolecal and Retail Dealer in FAMILY 1A'L GY Liquors and Tobacco, BfATt' BAI T'EXAS Shkr0porut, ai. A good ot the albl! Conistant-ly" on 'No G- -y" D. Dagucurream Apt il. iiltorix tie 7zees of Shreveport, that he wvill Matin in their lrlawte a tf' vs i'il turf I a iii.

1); ut' art. AnaibmotslpeM takes, for talraitiefIl i1) at. the Art 4 nilorv. S-ouir Noiviugtiur'. where 1u inVit 's all examintiot ot ThIoMlfAS.

IV. JONES. (2 dIoomLtsblUW I. 'k. 1.

7 r.r ll. Street, 1.i.7etsr Is Belting, Packing, (Ij Icc lzirriss Trvullsv ('it-tin'rr of nll tl hand or Iuwd'j to EDWiIARD Whole arle" AND) DEALTR IN WYEST.IERN PRODUCE, 'op, 2 Froat 10 NW-Oni4EANS. eut--4y.