The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-04


Galveston inundated with water. but. with Nh
exception Of the roofs Of houses very little dam
age suffered. The buildings at PoWderhorn &c
capped unframed The gale visited Matagorda will
great destroying nearly all the buildings in tn
town, those of col Williams, Mrs Sartwell and on
or small ones being all that escaped prostrato,
unroohng. -Four lives were lost: Mrs. Dutfey Mr.
Merriman, a negro woman and child The steame
q Kate Ward, was totally wrecked, captain Ward hi,
brother and nine of the crew perishng Of ali OF
board the boat only three persons escaped by cling
!. ing to the wheels. The steamer Colorado wa
stranded. The schooner Tom Paine was totally LOST
and capt. Hulsemann and the crew drowned Tres
pallacous and the houses the peninsula opposite
all swept away, except col Lewis and two 9th
crs Several lives Were lost, among whom were two
children of capt Jno Hugely killed by the house be-
ing blown down An eyewitness to the devastation
of Maagorda says that he never could have conceiv-
ed OF such sight as he witnessed between and )
O'Clock on Monday morning; houses crashing and
breaking up, their materials flying through the air
women and children screaming and running whittier
they knew not, seeking protection and when found
only to be driven forth again after short time to
mud new one and in many instances in nearly a
denuded state
The friends of internal improvements in North
Carolina are to hold state convention at Salisbury
on the I'd November, for the purpose of recommend
ing general system Of internal improvements bv
railroads in that State.
BosroS, SEPT l8,-An official order from the oov-
ernor, dIsbanding the Bay State artillery an irish
N'hP"tiJ, Is published this af-
tcrnoon, and creates some excitement Az tho reoa,
non OF the Montgomery guards from New York a
row occurred between three Irish companies which
LED to reprimand from the governor to all of them
he pay otale artillery replied to the reprimand in
an offensive manner, and hence the order disband
ing them
<TEoY, n. Y, SEPT, 18-N C. Nelson, postmaster
at keesevle, was arrested to-day by special agent
OF The postoffce department, charged with robbng
the mail. He was brought to Troy, and will be ex1
amned Tomorrow. He is the editor of democratic
paper at KeeseviIle.
Robert G.Smpson, late treasurer of the county of
Philadelphia, has absconded, leaving his accounts
minus the heavy sum Of $l65, TO- Several Of mis-
associates have been arrested.
The ashington Star says that special bearer of
dispatches has arrived in Washington, direct from
London, with the British governments first com,nu-
nicatlon here on the Greytown affair
lew days ago we mentioned a current rlmor in
New ork that one of the largest book publishing
establishments in that city had failed No name
mentioned. 1t appears that Putnams is the house
alluded to. The New York Mirror, of the evening
OF thelbth nit. says: At meeting of the creditors
Of Messrs. G. P. Putnam & Co., Yesterday. it was
agreed to give the house an extension, and allow
them to go with their publications. The iabiIi-
ties were represented at $4,000.
The Democratic Press of Chicago the editor of
which IS one of the old friends social and political
OF Douglas, says: "Mr Douglas made no effort in
TINS city, to conceal the fact, that he regarded the
administration dead failure and that it was ut
terly beyond the power of human efforts to renstate
II IN the confidence of the democratic party"
he Providence journal says that the mayor and
aldermen OF Boston, at the recent election of CITY
consables, rejected all those who were conspicuous
IN the rendition OF Burns, the fugitive slave. We
nope this statement is not well founded Things |
hS}H come to pretty pass if sworn officers of the
l"fare prescribed for sustaining and enforcing the
law. Make note of it.
We learn from the Southern Standard that the loss
by the recent fires at Columbus is estimated at about
Sl2o0Oo. Most, if not all the assurances upon the
property destroyed were effected in the Protection
insurance company of Hartford Conn, which very
recently failed.
second synagogue was recently consecratcd in
Boston, and was the occasion of much interest It |
was attended by the mayor and many citizens not of
the Hebrew persuasion.
PITrsBuRG, SEPT l6-The recent rain has caused
rise in the river
WHEELING, SEPT. 16.--Rvcr rising.
a STEAMER FIRED INTo-We understand says the
Savannah Georg ian of the 2lst ut, that the United
States mail boat Weaka, ON her last trip StJohns
was fired into by party at Jacksonville Four or
hVe shots We're discharged at her from piece of or
dlnance, supposed to be six FOUNDER. One shot
only took effect passing through her cabin and gh-
~ Woundlng one of the walters negro the property
OF Mr.. Jacob De la Motta. On her return she was :
allowed to pass without molestaton, but we under
stand that repetition of the outrage is threatened
on her next trip She suffered no serious damage :
from the shot which passed through her cabin. +,
1t Is TO be hoped that the authorities Of Jackson
TIe gave no countcnance this high handed proce-
dufe. W abstain from comments in the absence of .
a detailed statement of the circumstances attending
the affair. ,
ACCIDENTAL DETECTION OF AN ABoL rroN1sr-A short
time since Mr.. 2. Smellee, who has been teaching
school on Dry creek, i'll Covington county for some
two years past, elected principal of the public
schools Of this city Night before last letter was
deposited in our post office without any direction
whatever. Mr. Meek, the deputy postmaster open
ed the letter to ascertain to whom it belonged. He
was not acquainted with the writer, and in the pre-
sence of others proceeded to read it to ascertain his
1t was from this Smellee, who had
been employed to instruct youth addressed to
friend III the north, and found to contain most
infamous abolition sentiments! The writer called
early yesterday morning, as soon as apprised of his
OMISSION and directed it, At the suggestion of our
energetic postmaster, the mayor very properly OBJ
tanned copy OF the letter. the material portion of
it, and laid it before the Mr. Smellee and advised
hlm forthwith to leave this section Of the country.
He leftson the eastern cars for Brandon Yesterday
evening. Much indignation was felt in commu-
nifty when the matter was divulged
We are told that Smellee is about thirty years
old, tall, with black hair and whiskers, of fair
pexion and modest demeanor and that he halls from
Connecticut New York. We deem it our duty to
make this publication and to ask brethren of the
press to notice it, that he may be watched wherever
he goes in the south jackson (Miss Mer. 10th ult.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER RIsING-The last Concordia In
elgencer states that the river opposite to that town
had risen three feet and was still rising.
The brig Kite, Thompson, MASTER arrived yester- r,
day morning just below the foot of North street,
having been towed up here by the job boat Latona N
On the bank and near the waters edge, lies thirty HI
hve of Uncle Sans big guns, weighing about 9944 Dc
'ach which capt. I. intends taking on board ~
as possible. Besides these the Kite is take about
$4,000 pounds powder and 500 shells, weighing Is :
pounds each. Passing down the river this vessel
will stop at New Orleans and take Is other guns of
he same kind, and then proceed to Key West
Baton Rouge Gazette. to
Turner's distiery, near Salem, Ohio was destroy tn
ID By fire, with 10000 bushels Of corn.
The South Side Democrat learns from gentleman -
rom Lynchburg, Va, that several failures have oc-
urred lnfa city, among some of the largest houses
or considerable amounts (
Letters from residents in the western part of the w
State Of Ohio, mention that the crop Of apples in m
hat vicinity is very large, and the fruit sold at alb
ow rates. Good apples plenty at from 80 to do
ents bushel =
The town authorities of Port Gibson Miss, have =
established Quarantine Of twenty one days against
ersons coming from New Orleans other ports in
scted with yellow fever. The penalty fol- sfuia- ais
ion is fine Of five hundred dollars. &c
The Albany Evening Journal says that of the glo as
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