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

week are limited to about 4 5000 bsIas s"les Of d.
about $4,000 have been taken by the traJoo u oFhd
speculation, and 5000 bales for export 4,VO0fr
most descriptions have receded nearly 11Sces fr
during the week, closing at the follow ;nsu'
quotations, fair Orleans 654d, oniddlings GEa33get
53-16d. @ SID. p ID. ofleas
The latest accounts from Vienna state tbo.,
met council there had decided that A n nst The e8l
not consider the rejection by the emperor Ia rcol5
Of the last proposition, as a caSus belIi " hQSS3
She will maintain her old position for +bo
awaiting the result of the Contemplated s tp'eSeat
Sebastopol. Russia is also aw% waiting even as'aek O.
my having retired behind the PrHfh w WIS hern.
mains nearly inactive. inert tN
There seems to be no doubt that a how
is in course of development OH the bart " O. V
Prussia and the other German powers, the ranrqsta,
tatives Of which are Ill deep conference 'Ptsa.
At the latest dates from the Black sea +l.
expedition had not yet sailed. The OF'nea
the feet was at Baltschik, a port near Varn VARIOUS d
The latest advices from the Baltic state A.
miral Napier was about to leave his station e. I'D,
erpoos. All the troops had embarked at B Bono LS,
and the place was entirely DESTROYED. efSRad
The king of Sweden has demanded from a.
the possession of the Aland islands. ) a4ls
SPAIN.-There is no political news Of INN.
from Madrid. Tie city and country were I cpmn..e
lively quiet 'VUnpara,
Mr.. Soule, the American minister, has loft NJ.
for France. 1t is reported that the cause Of TihGo l
parture from that capital, was the discoyerv I NJ o.
had been made that he had taken a share 70 gn winch
revolution there Oh the 18th of August. o'' QPa
New York, SEPT. 22-Bishop Wainwy;ol.
has been lying at the point of death for the H. Who
or three days, was last night given up bv his Two
sicians, and breathed his last this aftdrrHon "' Pay'
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 22-The cholera cont;u.
increase at Pittsburg. There were siytv dan. y to-
that city yesterday from the disease. NS"'ASIR
CHARLESTON, SEPT. 23.-The yellow fever l. IL
ting at Savannah, and the deaths there vas+o ~%'
from that disease were only sixteen. The total n ms
Der of deaths from yellow fever duriuo tbo n nua'
have been one hundred andothirty-one. ~' "eS
AUGUSTA, GA, SEPT. 23.-Great alarm continu.
to prevail in this city with regard to the vpILn r.1s
yer, which is still spreading. A large porfion ~ ~ y
have left, and many others are preparina.s
leave. f"5"
BosroS, SEPT. 22.-The returns of the Nairod.
ton as far as received, render il probable that tb0,
Will be no choice by the people for governor, tb"roS
Morrill, the tusionist candidate, is now II 900 ytet
ahead of Eales, the democratic candidate,
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 22.-The new Mexican ~.
steamer Santa Anna, which left New York a dar" ~
ago, has put into Delaware breakwater. for -
pairs, some of her machinery having been damo,aJ
WAsHNGToN, SEPT. s22-Ihe government here %-
official notice Of the passage of the rat;S
cation OF the reciprocity treaty by the Canadian pa.
Lament.
New YORK, SEPT. 23.-The wings of This S4,+,
have nominated Myron H.. Clark, for governor. AND
Henry j. Raymond, for lieutenant governor.
COLUMBIA, Is. o. SEPT. GA collision betwop,
.Wo trains OF cars on the Georgia railroad on Thurs,
lay night, by which two engineers and d fireman
we're killed. Tho passengers in the cars ~fortunateIy
unhurt. -
The terror of the citizens of Augusta increase, and
he city IS ROW almost entirely deserted. The peopl
ire camping out in tents at a distance from he cit,
he poStotice is closed, and there are none TO Dr.
ribute tle mails. Bishop Garland died fronots
disease on Wednesday.
PlTTsBrRG, SEPT. l5.-There have beef fifty dealt;
choierA to-day not entered III the noon report. Tn.
weather. Is lnllder. The supreme court adiourneda
lay in consequence of the epidemic.
CHICAGO, SEPT. l5-The Chicago Tribune stat
senator Douglas spoke at Morris, in Gfunh
ounty, on Tuesday last, and was listened to quie;
y, when the meeting adjourned.
Considerable excitement was created lately at ts
lty of Washington, by the publication of some 5b
ames pretending to be a list of the members of 1fp
now nothing council of the Fourth ward. Thtlst
mbraced most of the influential citizens of the ward.
We announced some time since that colonel N.
ulton had been shot and dangerously woundcda
well, and we append the following. from
le jackson (Miss.) Mercury:
The grand jury of this county, on Tuesday last.
'undG a true bill against S. j, Montgomery, Gor as.
ault with intent TO kill in the late shooting of col.
!. NJ. Fulton, at Cooper's well, two weeks ago, the
Of which we published at the time. Mr..
lOntgonery IS a step-son of col. Fulton. We sin.
rely hope he may be able to rebut the TESTIMONY
etore the grand jury, and to clear up the mystery
hlch seems to enshroud the whole affair.
The common council of New York are entertain,
ga proposition to sell out the public markets en-
rely, and regulate the selling Of meats and vegets.
.es like any other retail business. O
George Gordon, has been nominated for congress
y the native Americans of the first district Of Penn.
lie IS said to be a native of Scotland.
1t is ostated that the draft of a treaty with Hd.
md, sent home by Mr.. Belmont, has been sent back.
lere being several objections to it.
The street preaching corps of New York have
.tely received an accession, by the arrival from
ngland Of d man and his wife, both of whom held
nth OH Sunday week.
NERMoST,-We have hardly thought it necessary
refer to the details of the Vermont election. every
llrg being on one side. The democrats, who have
governor now, will have nothing in the coming
1lltlcal year--lt Is not known that they have chosen
single state senator, and the house is three to one
5anst them, while the state ticket of the wbies
As been carried by a majority not equalled since
'4o, and three wing representatives are chosen to
,ngre5s.
The Washington Star states that capt. Samuel ".
owning, OF the u. 5. navy, who was recently tried
Y a general court martial at Philadelphia. was found
1llty OF all charges preferred against him. withthe
of the charge of ''disobedience of ORDERS
ld sentenced to be cashiered. The finding and sen.
nee OF the court having been approved by the
o: the United States, capt. Downing has
zen notified that he will no longer be REGARDED as
l officer of the navy.
Clinton W. Pickett, a clerk in the Cincinnati pct
lice, has been arrested for robbing the mails, and
confessed the deed.
we regret to learn, says the Charleston Courier,
lat a letter dated the 18th Sept, announces that
Re cholera had made its appearance on several rice
on the Carolina side of the Savannah
yer.
Therev. jesse B. Ferguson, of Nashville, Tennes.
'e' sald TO De one OF the most eloquent and proml-
ant clergymen in the christian denomination, has
gently declared his firm belief in favor of spintp
Hon. Joseph R. Chandler was nominated at Phila-
alphla, on the 18th ult., for reelection to congress
ON the second district as The independent whig
indicate. The nomination Of Mr.. Chandler, will
IS understood, have the effect to concentrate the
now nothing vote upon his immediate opponents
At Oston, deputy surveyor Whiting seized guam
ty OF grass cloth, silks, East India shawls, a fine
robe, and other articles of great value, Which, it
alleged, were Struggled on board the L. S. sloop
war saratoga, lately arrived at that port from the
as1 1ndles and Japan. 1t is supposed the valueot
artlcles seized is seventy thousand dollars. The
d'ter was unaer investigation at last accounts, but
one OF the officers of the ship had been implicated
the transaction, nor had any arrests heen made.
We learn from the Montgomery Journal that the
ody of a white man was found in the Alabama rr
a few days ago, and that he had on a fine shI5
18th red stripes. marked below the bosom. "IGH