The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-11
General Intelligence.

Georgian says that the disease is rapidly a6atn he
| In Augusta. such does not appear to be tba
The Chronicle and Sentinel publishes lst
deaths which occurred from fever during tho elis
ending on the 25th. Mfr. James e. Gould ~ week
Unable citizen of Augusta died of the feyss
rietta whittier he had fed with his younp u e VA
escape it. James Ell. Rhind, esq., cashier " ~, 70
State bank at Augusta, died of the fever in tba he
At the meeting Of the board Of health on tba ~
ing Of the Goth, seven new and three ae.e
were reported for the preceding twenty four hoal
There We're fifteen deaths from yellow fever in.as
city Of Charleston, during the "a hours endiae a
| O'clock A on the 25th e@W
| The Concordia Intelligencer says that the ona,.
of all the land offices in Mississippi and f. s
graduation law has crowded the ancient and yena ss
| bic land Office in Washington, Adams countv "
miles back Of Natchez with countless host nfl a
jobbers And upon the outer walls the cry il stm
they come a
This is the oldest land Office in the State Of M.
sissipp, and consequently all the public lands =
that land district have been in market more tha -
years, and can be entered at bit acre. and IIaa
Sans title tot the land be had.
When aman can buy snug farm Of 800 acres III.
largest amount allowed to be entered by one man
for forty dollars and get the best title in the wora
who would be without farm? This graduation law
is the best sort Of homestead bill.
The officers Of the land office at this place s,v,
the Tuscaloosa Observer have Just received instrno
tons from the general land office, to sell lands atba
graduation prices. The act applies to all lands IN
the Tuscaloosa district.
BALTIMORE, SEPT. 26-The know nothngs Of tb;
city have nominated Samuel Kinks, flour merchant
and democratic in politics. their candidate for
mayor
P1rTsBtRe. sEpr 81 THE dispatch issues an 4.
ira this afternoon, and gives deaths Of
cholera yesterday.
PITTsBuRG, SEPT 22-9 r. M-There have been se
deaths Of choeara to-day and there is no abatement
in the disease visible yet The total number for
eight days since the commencement Of the epidemic
is 500
MONTGOMERY, ALA. SEPT 27-The yellow fever has
made its appearance this place. and there has been
five cases and death here from the disease since
the 25th. Much excitement and alarm prevail among
the citizens on the subject.
The mayor Of Macon, Ga, denies that there is apy
yellow fever in that city and pledges himself to r.
port promptly should any case occur
New YORK, SEPT. 26-We have intelligence hero
to-day, of the loss of the Liverpool and Philadel,
phia company steamship City Of Philadelphia, cant
Letch, which left Philadelphia on the 23d instant
for Liverpool. She was wrecked off cape Race in
Newfoundland, and became total loss. Fortunate
y, however lives were lost; all on board succeed
ing in reaching the shore The City Of Philadelphia
was fine new British vessel of 2 l89 tons burthen
and will be much missed in the line
BARON RouaE-The yellow fever is prevailing !,
this town. Twelve soldiers and seven or eight et.
zens have died.
YELLOW FEVER AT Bayou SARA.-We regret to learn
that five or six deaths from yellow fever recently o.
Cured at Bayou Sara.
We learn, says the Alexandria Republican, abou.
. o'clock very serious accident occurred on the
plantation of James D. Lloyd, esq., BAYOU Bmuf "a.
su1ting in the death of of his most valuable
slaves, and the crppling of four five Others They
We're going to the house from the field, with wagon
when the horses took fright and Runaway, kiIm
the saddle horse and inuring the driver so that h.
died in q few DAYS after t5
Vespasian Ellis, who had a South American mis-
sion under president Tyler's administration. is b
be the editor of the contemplated know nothing d.
per in Washington.
IcE IN BosroN--Ice was formed in Boston 81 ha
night the 2lst ult
til stated that there was quite heavy frost yis
BILE along thevalley Of the Mohawk on the morning
of the 18th ult
James Mapes, a respectable citizen of Huntsville,
hung himself lately In consequence of his fears that
the drought would prevent his raising corn enough
for his family to- eat during the winter
"A raft, valued at between fifteen and twenty thou
sand dollars, broke to pieces and was lost while in
tow OF steamer on Long island sound during the
late storm.
The postmaster general has appointed Mrs. Jemi-
ma W allow postmistress at Freedom Carroll county
Ala, in place Of John Wallow, deceased
Lit appears from the commercial review of the trade
md commerce Of Cincinnati, for the year ending on
he Both ult. published III the Gazette that the inn
ion seven hundred and three thousand and twenty
l1ne dollars or about fourteen millions more than
he previous year. The steamboat arrivals number
d ,se7 against ,05s in 1853. heexports amounted
O SIS, 432, 7S0.
Miss Jennie Beard, beautiful and highly respect.
bile young lady Of Bristol, Wayne county, Ohio,
lung herself to cherry tree with chain, lately,
She was disappointed in a love affair.
1t appears from the returns of the assessors that in
xty four counties Of Indiana, there are 2, l68s33
an lac ,,e i
Add to this the excess In Kentucky, and we have
IN excess IN two States of near 100000 head
An association has been formed in Columbus Ga
or the purpose Of forwarding daily to the INDECENT
lck OF Savannah chickens, butter, eggs, and yege-
ables. Pray, what do sick people want Of veeeta.
lies?
The Louisville Courier of the 23d inst, SAYS the
lver at this point is at stand and it is in about
he same condition at Cincinnati In the canal there
re barely two feet water, and boats drawing over
wo feeS are not permitted to enter the locks. We
earn that the pilots association has been broken
p caused by several Of the pilots flying the track
akng shear, aud running for 5000 amonth
One OF the English deserters, Pritchard, was con
lctedln the municipal court, Boston, on the end
IT., on the charge OF robbing the queens treasury
ountry. The case will be carried to the supreme
curt. The object Of this trial was chiefly to test
whether a person committing robbery in foreign
ountry, and bringing the plumber with him, canbe
fieGl mere Tor THAT reason 5#4#
The New York Express says, we have seldom seen
he time when there were more men and boys QUITO
Employment than there are just now We have just
lad occasion to advertise for two or three persons
nd the responses have been numberless.
The Bath, (Maine,) Mirror of September Goth.
tates that there has been some excitement in that
ity relative to fugitive slave on board the bark
rankin at that port, from Jacksonville The r
ut INTO Holmes Hole on the 10Th and notified the
nstomhouse that she had a fugitive slave on board.
ne authorities at Jacksonville were notified by the
elegraph, and the authorities Mt Washington also
hereupon the revenue cutter CaebCushing appear
q at Bath harbor and remained there until Tuesday
morning She disappeared soon afterwards, when
he Franklin passed up the river The crew Of The
rankin stas that the slave escaped while the YES.
q was lying nc anchor ut Holmes Hole When The
rankin arrived at The port Of hath twelve citizens.
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