The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume], April 18, 1862, Page 2, Image 2

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Published en Tmdai aQ @ drIry.
TeJOS. I. MAnINs a, w
EDTo. IDICK P SQT.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
To- Orrespondelts.
We will be pleaded to'receive con
tributiols from our friends,{ in and
around Shreveport. An occasional
article from our planters, relative tb
the crops, will be very acceptable.- -
-lIn fact, we desire correspondence
from every section of the States.
Persqnal articles will not be pub
'lished, either as communications or
advertisements.
Those friendly to our undertaking,
who may hear oi any local, or other
items, tlat May prove of iiterest to
our readers, 'wi favor us by haudin&
in the same at the ofice of the Ne1w
In writing, be brief, and concise,
bearing in, mind, that lengthy comn
munications are seldom appreciated
by newspaper readers:
Oi (r,,94-, ntro
Mr. N. SELIGMANh :.... Shreveport.
Dlr. J..H. LoFTON,, " - - .. Belvue.
Mr: V. C'CLARKCE .......icksburg:
Mr. D. D.O'jJEn, - .tNew Orleais.
Mr. JOHN W. TABEII,. .N\atchitoclics.
JASON MEADOftS.........Maunfic1d.
E ostmAsteEM can act aR Agertets, &
retq~ii 50 cents ,t cmi" the :amouint
forbwvP 4de, for eveiry yearly, r b
acriberp.
FRIDAY, APRIL IS, IS62.
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ST ARRIV ýTTl-,
Tuesday-Gen. Iodgtus, I 'l;amt N. O.
.. Countss, ".
" , Fleta, - ,:Jeil r=son
Wednesday--Col. Terry, 4.,iii N. i. It
Thursday-Era No. 5. frgqi J cfli're-On t"
- *' 1, L. Ho.dge, ** N. o.
,'4. ' rent, " Alexaiidria
pEPA RTUaES.
Wedr~esday--Gen Hodges, Countess,
Fleta, Col. Terry.
The polite clerk of -the. steamer B.
L. Hodge, will. accept our thanks for
a£ file of city papers.
Our .friend Tom. Etheridge, ljsl
just received from Texas, a qloicei
article of Apple Brandy, and is de- s
sirous of having hli friends call on i
hlm and give it a trial-providctl i
they Can furnish the money. TorIbni
'can be found at the establishiment of
Messrs. Phlelps & Rogers on the
Levee.
Elsewhere, will be found the ad
vertisemnent 'of -Mr . B. O. attox,
who has diseo'vfered a new process of
tanning leather in a very short time.
Oit planters and taneins should pe
ruse the -certifi'cates attached to the
advertisement.
Georgia .is truly fortunate in her
present Governor---a man fully alive
to, anA competent; to meet, all the ex
igencies of these perilous times; . In
a late ltter to some member`' of the
Legislature, who addressed him on
the subj.eet,p ,says:
I therefore adopt "your suggestion
arid. agrct as Goviruor of the -State,
to.paý* reward of $,,00O to any per
Son who will discov erany salt springs
opr wells in this State which will -af
ford salt.water gnopgh f A suitable
quality to make three hundred bush
oela df salt .per day, pi:ovided such
springs or,wells arp located at Yuch
i land point a.as free from attael by
the muboats of the enemny, and not
to be within less thanu ten miles of the
coast.
obW will it Work. Owt
has 3l
We liavo not the least doubt about the co
the passage of' the Conscription' Bill batter
recoimnended by President Davis, to sul
It has passed one DIouse, so. far a: our t8
we have been able to ascertain. As encou
regards the morits of the bill, they capal
may probably be good, but' we are capita
opposed to it on. various'. groun.ds. his ir
Every call for more .men, that has does
-been issued, was responded to prompt- T'h
ly, at least So we understand, if such veget
has really been th ecase, why is it succo
that stich a law--degrading to any seen
country yaking such prpfessions, as and:
ours, of patriotism-must be a:ta- afloal
blish)ed? It is beyond: bur cunpre- with
hension.
The idea of depending upon the In
militia to fight 4n case of tmargency, our
is always ~eofhfid at.* We are told May
they will not fight. Admitting this IIoo,
then, to be the c se,.how Ct we po- 11011
sibly look for the fighting material, Let I
in men who are pressed into 'serviceC 'bear
0 hcere is the lifferente? ' Vctnot ieat
discover it, nwr any one else. t
The President, in his rceonfuland- not
ation of the Bill, says, "lmy reason
:firiot subje'ctiing older persons to the
this, is that we need the older prsons thei
altthorne, etc.
'l'hi is correct enough, had the ap
President, hoicvetr, iot limited tlhe the
age, and wiade the Bill to read rcery wro
at' (l bodw(il man, irrle.'lsetih e of his
years, we wounld Imore re;adily apyIe " ui,
',f the step. As manly ,ersonsl, over
" ;he prescribed at'e, are to 1,e tiuudl' frtl
- and perlihap imre, filly ctle," it
to.enter ;4:,1 the :'rd't .us hutis ,f1a
ca1mp lift-. l-ver?" niln who tu ll'- ,1
- service to hai- i .ount rI in t ki'i :I1. "
ii l, s'lh, t c,,a!  ,'r it , (t, \.t
atut.i- n, u iat(ll
I'll,-t ' ar , thlt ,!), . , w 1,", - -: ,ut
i~ ", khi, hay,' t, I. f r., ii u "
4i V '-11 ,. : !' '... l.' - ll:,tnr.i,',1 . ,' ""-it ,.'1'
tait.dl 1,\ many, that Ihl,, htr1.:',r t.i . til.
StriO,. thle ;harder the filai :i. he
i * oo, maln, , "hi,, v ,lutntrilt ," uakes.i- i 411
llnl, and fights in any c:n-c. is 1 "
better th I i an dozen pressed into it. ; ud
further, if we, have to conuthmence to i
pursue thlis course.',.it will prove aany
B. thing but beneficial to our cause.
Let it naot be said now, pr hereafter',
that we were comnpelled to force the
people to tight, against their wishes. ce
as If any certain number of men are
ice wanted for the service, call for tlhem, t1
de- and they will respond,, should they
on not, the coxncript law, could then go II
ait1 into efteet, but not before. Th'is
'out would bie bringing disgrace upon 'the
of people, and the question should be
the pondered well in the minds of our
law makers before its final passage
a.nd adoption.
ard
ta, . We find the folhiwing communica
s of. tion in the Natlchitoches Union:
ime. Mt. Enrro,--J avitng learned that
pe- many hogs have died .lately in the
the parish froim what is called "th thumps
1 send you a remedy cornmnnicated
to me by a highly respectable citizen,
her ,ho, within a few .weeks, has lost
iv by the disease more than forty heads
S.- Feed them from atroigh in which
Sshelled corn is put, filled up with wa
the ter, stir it well and the hogs will
a on drink thq ~wttbr, This hals 'bleen
found an effectual remedy for the dis
ease.
ate A mixture of tar, sulphur and
- grease rubbedj over swine will relieve
ings them'entirely from liCte, which are
af- sometimes so destructive to these an
sucli By passengers who arrived frbm
uch Vicklisburg in the stage on Wedlies
y day night, we learn thalmt Ilhnd No.
i not 10 is not in possession' of the Fed
ofte herels; this intelligence, if corrtt, is
*dr-ering.
Our fellowlcititn, Thos. W. Joines, hi Ua
hasp hwon us"a plate aof his own, .for Bea
the construcation of gunboats, or land alread
batteries. He left a few days since restor
to sulitgif tdp plan to Goh. Loyell, 'of tinet
our State; we.hope'he will meet with peoplt
encouragement, for, so far as we are are wi
capable of judging, the idea it a essar3
capital one., We give him- credit for mnny
his inigenuity, whether any one else Prent
does or not. Prt
divisi
The weather, at present is warm;
vegetation fine; river, still rising ;
speculators from the city, are still to ne,
Sunim
seen about; .a little bacon com sg in,ck
and az superabundance of shinplasters
afloat. bold and silver dispensed p"
with in totoe. adI
In two.weeks hence the. people of amigh
our oity will be.called upon to elect a whip
Mayor and Board of Trustees: it be- j11
hooves us nst correct "citizens to elect off t,
nuone but competent, anid good imen. whet
Let no man bevotefl for unless he call capti
S'bear criti :isnm. The requisite q-uali- '
It ficatipuv should nit ony. ibe looked at not t
but every uran.utlght to be frigal and lead
"L not extraVtagatitt. \Ve w"itit meni in
11 oitice who will ttudy the interest of rerts
Sthe .publrl, the s:um as they would witl
s their own. As vyt few candidates mior
"-ave placed themselves in the field, list(
le apid apparently no interest is felt- in ed
1e the appraolhling el .ctiofu. This is our
q w-rong and wvill uot-do, for after a rith
:lu"'an has been elected, wi'etlter lie e  o
ýe suitable or not.,. ht will till 'tlhe otice' thu
o'
r W0 iA,:Lke the 'following extracIt
1 from a cr 'ra e llpondlle.tce of the N. ( ).
ll. F'iean'ynue. trom. .hillioh: it is a co - i;
I ia . I1.' ;1l llltl
. I vers:u a ,etw-elic aurear n
t t t , ai . o , ii. ,
wvi- Ii -t ,- t.nt p1rpir'iiatiu, il. pov' r P
"'l,to :: . u i ,urng 1't ,t' t "o :uis t r s, t:t it ,' .
t .ir et tlri -, to the pi. o t' most ne-, ii . to"
7''+t 'I " .:: l " ' ilj "t :- , - ,
,r- t: . li ,tl. itncident l I iIt; t r'elte'. Int
,,1 . thle hi .at ,of tile baIttl, a littleC ir- -
(h,.,ed has been the General',s pe ,t all t .
1) ropt ,and la flicient to hi ' t',ryisi out
g o this order i Among lte in tsplecill d.
hi I oticedof the battl and actiittle of par
the flew , 'righteuIi, to hits. Fhsrger- 0
ie 1an has been the G enerat's pt all th l,
lis
of eliltucky. jit yl (penrs le'eauretlgrud'
str and e in the ns ohi throuh new p
alca
ttight. i
proh fti and e of tficient in carryion ouwas
itha r'lieiv d by the arrival from time to
the time. of captured regimiental colors
imp s Forders.l prionrs ofthem ehich e hae
Id beticed tibur and active ty ousand.
nThe hianhes t in rank is tlen. t rentis
osI had the good fortune to be present
head. when at was bro4s.t in to General
histaff, aneuregrd who wts,h tin theronoment,
t wa- dirgcti.' the parsnit.* After exchang
will in salutiguone of the folowin convr
eie on in sustarrival from timnc took place:
Predtiera, (prisoners, of whis ha wnd)-n.have
adBeauregard, we Iave felt your power
anbetwe to-day and n ipelld to yield
f ghting for i rights; of a eolentiss
die- hold dear. And I am sorry to see
wd No. yhs frghoting aghanst us on tho tGerl
Fed- side. tl
*t, is Prentlis,-I, cannot hsee thlgs in
that light.. a Wen.ru1zeve consednt to
the Union's being broken up. - Es, fo
Beauregard- - ut the Union is If n
already broken up, and can.*cever be up to t
restored..* Henceforth .we are ,d'i -
tinct nation, and ovely ont of ofj#
people., men, ,womenf and ' childCY "
are willing to fight for it, aind, if nec- Winter'
essary, to die in its defence. Ilow e put
many men did you have to-day Oen. Wu
Prentiss.? , . pring
Prcmtis, (liesitating)-WC haO d si de1
divisions of about 7000 menu each. And am
My own division, had about 7500' Wih
men, but it was the largest. A large :priilg
number of my men, however, Iveye ti'
sick. Tho 'Tennessee water has n tilh
proved very unhealthy to them. I The tit
had not more than 6000 men and was nIl
badly s.tipportyd, otherwise the day who t
f might have been different. You.laveC
whipped our best fighting men to-ay. Oh' ti
l-here Geua, Beauregard was called aIw
t off td direct troops to tlhe pursuit, to
- when several bystalkes engaged the Thy i1
n1 captured General ih conversation.
- ' B!stander-Gen. Prentiss, do you Thy at
t not think this battle', o decisive, will io
d lead to peace ' -
n Prentiss-Never, till the I1:iqn is Do th
of restored, If we do not whip you it
kl wittl the mien we have, we will bring 0 y3
m'ore. WVe have. already 200,000 en
Sli.,ted, who have not vet been furnish
in ed with ais. Th'li' has been oine of \jhe
is our great difficulties. The 'Belgian
Sritlus purchased by Fremnont were of As '
he no account; . you could turil yvitr
e thumb in them. And the Luldon
1 Tower gun, purchased by the gCVern
it iint, had been piled tway as uselt-a ,
since the w-ar with Naipoleutn. It is
only within the last sixty day . that
11d a t,,r I nc t,;t\'t' '. en 1lrop,'rly an,,'d.!' fou
. , .u tr people are dt,.';i i:'ie toi
- l. l it it ,ta . 't' t W as a t .i.... , ' aci!
n :t l ',:'l', ht hav' ·" n dMti; " :
Nivi ehve thin, rd i ' '"han pgt. .'
ii. I.-Sir
was at fir.-,t u ld,, by the bIck'de'. I t,.
d t, t i the' c, ing up rivp ,tte'tl t b f i'r,. !i 5
ti1t' Fretnch i steituiiri , w ith .i.-.i .t
e. t, the F'rcnclt C,,n. l,',..- t-,rd ;y, th,
i ,n .,?onu.i aldr insisting ,umi hlimsLlt - ac
r ings citirutel with the lmisiorl'. 'Thi' v
fr(wing, decii'ed, :nd the 1"rench boat 1
thiie
hi ttiilg 5, i uinde.r afltig of truce, the tli
.t ',ldural bltckul .rs se:.t uf'oue of their
- boats, a;louuder a flag. which kept pr
taloingwithi the other, until within a b1
Sut very shrt distance of the forts. The n
ldl c 1I rench officer, oin lldi ig, informned ,
ir n i p a11 yi1 tat d id n ot h elrl ,-y to tl ,ir
l flag, I ut had taken adlvanit:gs of theira' Il
coming to apprmoachl thut near to our
t, batteries; of c,,urse for obterv'itioi.
lrthe Ihaving taken a survey of our works, s
it i the vicinity ofthefrtils, the inmpirt- 1'
inent interloper p1robably not liking M
as to the propinquity of our guns, turned t
gosos rolund and went. about his busiiiness. b
have Atalleventtshe did not find iny cvi-c
Id. (ences of our being unprepared for
nd lhiirii and his friends."--l'icaynie.
esent E.i, IvMPEY "1ARRIALL..
tera The Memphi-s Avau he says:
init, We ,learn that this gallant oflleier
hrn has been compelled, for want of su'p
>lvr- plies, to fadl back near shingddon Va.
The Floyd Brigade isbeing re-organ
-ien. ized rapidly, and will be placed under
power his counnand. and it is said .he will
yield soon be at the bead of *20,000 men,
with abundant supplies, and every
r, you necessary for an active campaign.
people No¶aLl.: '3Ifv n'(PE NC c e.--Mention
11 they has been made of a citizen of Menm
to see phis having mised a'company for the
dther w;ir, and then presented each ~nember
with.a~.hetk for 8300. It is now
,d in ulner~stood that this gentleman was
sent to the wealthy hanker'. Moset,1. Wicks
Esiq, formterly of Aberdeen, Miss.
If iny one can beat this. or come
up to thp mark, fe i~oof it.
Winter's gone' and over. The trees* icht
have been bear,
Abe putting on the aapp:rStl, which they are
wont to wear. -
Spriug time is cowning to erase stern winter's
deeds,
And awake the slumbering seeds, to relieve
the heatlb that are !
Weary Whden, worn with care.
Spriiig time is comning, her cowming is iEp
trayed,'
lJn the little violets, peeping in the grass'
tender blade;.
The little birds are singing-the graves with
lusic ring:
F Who feels not delighted with thy coming,.
t O, sweet spriu !t
Oh' thou art the season, to giwakep though:
,and reison.
Now the eye can look abroad, and l,ehold
the works of God.
e Thy beauty can erase, the tear tha's on the
care-worn ftce; .h
u Thy smiles they can ihake glad, ftie hcprts
which have been sad.
1Now, the fields are being tiled1, now betgins
to turn the'soil :
is Do thy might with hand and will. -we.-test
n is the spring-time toil.
O yp briglit days of spring-timv: aswr.!test
days..o all I know.
\ihen the corn with bursting kernels, rises
1- in the hItrgtheued ear;
of When all nature :filled with rapture, which
2n iltpires new hope in malt,
of As vou,lchUfed by ourA 'r.ator, ever since the
wgrld began:
\' lelneu ," ver ovwelomnie, gladli do we hail
'i- 1~I~ all Ilatil'l". is.eli rili:'.ing, when all
seiin'th ghlad and uy.
' N. W.
.t e,, inouice lselwhrre,. of miuime.y
t I4u' iuu. 'l'Thc i.wler is rc"ljiest . l to
',mniu forward.'
": . I ' l , I tt \ .---I`l e' 1 ~ t h , ul' i l l
:'l t.'itv!u' l ;t ' C," t : t'lll't 'i.* I jll* 111 .I " 1:' 11i h
.'. .,1 im put n tTt,';!t f(" t: thet"'lt llow\ itt
t iut the lcast i ttte.-i;iit.- It il
! Ii'l diil:iiig l .o't l"r ltlrollm a b:illlik inll  l in i
1:1'' t,'riiir of New York, it a Nash ill.
u btkor, a dilly ot ivlithu has laeit
r1 l1 .1d d us:
tLu March 17, 186. .--1)ear Sir: ]'lease
acc.ept uly helarty coigratutlations on
is votur rcturn' to thie 1 iol , al:d Oti the
ot growing sttiln liinit"v i your Stato of"
Iie ihat '"old glor," th.' stars and stripes,
heirand lpermiit mre to sugit st as an ap
kept propiatte contulnii orat ltilon and cele
iu a bratiui of tin happlly evenit, the pay
'I'l nlent of that, little h,.tlaie oft $7e 2 !9.,
iu'd which vo Il e l d, ,\a < 1 ill l' -ice thii
. - 1 1th tI '~1 aiv, I-uI . 'lLon't send
their Sece.'h'i" scrip, as it will 11ot prli.s
the il hent . 1.spectfullyv, - -
iiu. litR)tki: .J.AlL.-( )n Monday night. .
arks, six n ,gir')s, C.oltind in the pari.-h
part- prison at this pli.'e, broke jail Tllutl
ikiig iimade their escalpe. BIy Soine m'linliS
trned they sUcc'iedtlt iii wrcunclhihg off tlin
ines. bolts, of tilhe door letling into tih,:
vi-cell in whicht they w1,re cuunfinrted.-.
d for Baton R,,uge Advcvoeate..
]EN'OURAaING ?ott GUaMILLAs.
The war correspondent of the Savat
LI..- nahl Rcpublican writeis from Tehm.:
e"The ad'anc of the Federals hash.eemt
r greatly retarded by our scouts under -
up Madrgan and Scott. 'T'heso intreplsd
fVellows hiave performed many daring
organ- and wondeituul feats. Morgan's corn
mll nandis an indepeudilezt bodyof caval
S ry, at liberty to go :nmd come whlen.
they please. To-day thay hoveruipon
ve the front and flatnks of the enemy; to
n night they dash if' upon a picket
ention guard and'capture all they db not kill;
1em- to morrow they issue trom the hli.il
for tie like the wind out of a clqud, and
einber sweep betfore" them. jecoanoiterinf g
a now partie. who havev ewntured befo' itheim
m was lines. We nieed moret- of these'enter.
Wik ! prising rs,'ynt. "".