The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-12-27
General Tnte1lie.,-

brands at 50 70 @ So. Corn j. me Rates
ype Per b ra4as The provision nart tan
! LOUISVILLE, Dec: ls-The river b.. "s
WIN scaht 20 inches water in the caeaS atss,
coiu Notnlng OF any moment doing ia ResS
Hogs are held rather higher, With mere at
any consequence. The flour mark ao ;,ransartia
@ 81 70 per barrel Ae' Is dull at tps
The board of inspectors have snsno, ~
Gable and Alexander Bots, pilots pended Cha,
Jewett and n. W. Graham, at tho -. On the G,aSt
came into collision. 'e 'Nne thosa ! NJ
/ BosTos, Dec. l6-There has bo,,
ry panic in this city to-day, ~ qaltea no.
among the stock brokers and Others anefoas fas
much excitement prevailed. are feporedI .s
BATON RoUGE, Dec. l9-Dr. John D.,
nothing, is undoubtedly elected to fiji = eskls l,,
the delegation to the house from th;S me vacaa
J. Knox, the regular democratic nom;nlp parish oeS
jcrity at Spring Hill. -'' ana atse ny w.
An the bar-rooms in the city Were d,
vthon any tendency emery to onng passed
WASHINGTON Dec. u-In the snnat,
Adams introduced bill to increase I oday,
ton period to twenty one years; tho hn aatara
to take effect on all foreigners arfivin,. ~ ipa
try immediately on its passage III theese
Mr.. Adams spoke at length in favor ~.
sltlon, and said that emigration from fo y. us p
tries to the United States should be d;soa c,
dangerous to the peaceful welfare If "
and that foreigners were banded WIKI u, ,e eoql
Mr. Adams also said that he was tno oollat
so far as he understood the doctrine Of ~. Aqq
though not member of the order, 'DS Pan
The bill was read and referred y
crat. ff' "Au sta.
In the house, Mr. Clineman asked Ioo.
duce Dill empowering the president to w At
mediation OF the United States between pn oaet t.
the allies. Aassla q
Leave was refused.
Mr.. Giddings opposed the reference If i
dents message to the various STANDING oaa Ie P&
of the house. The document was aS , ,O,a334ta
ever, disposed Of in that manner. N'"a'' a9o
In the senate yesterday, rev. Mr.. Slicpr
ed chaplain. No business of importance T@s ea
acted. The house passed the invalid nans Wy Ga
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.-The extensive cbal 9
and gas fixture establishment of Mr. Cor ,'Gaass
THIS city, was entirely consumed by fire toJ"r
loss IS estimated at quarter of million Of s an %
NEW DIRK, DEC. l2-Our market for cottoS 1 ;1$
and prices tend downward The flour ma.S sa~
mans flrm at - to 8 25 for good Ohio ''AS2
boston, DEC. ll.-Messrs. j. ". Blodoett IN
oory g99ds merchants, doing business in the tral
New England, have failed. Their Tabl; .ala
fully two millions Of dollars. '''&
j. Y. G. Smith, know nothing, was to-dav,,
ed mayor Of this city, by majority of 259 9s4s
The entire know nothing ticket for aldermer;,s%'
sen while the wings have probably elected y.
OF the common council: :"
ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Dec ll--'Phe entire l,pun.,
ing ticket for municipal officers was elected, ~,
city to-day. O'SoA A
PITTsBuRG, Dec. lit has been SHOWING b.,
day, but the snow melted about as fast 10 t rT
LOUISVILLE, Dec. l2.-Cel. Carpenter WIN b,'+
Quoted the case for the prosecution in the Isa W.T.
trial, was shot at Covington in this State ra"l al
oy Mr. Perkins. Col Carpenters wounds s,aa.
sidered of a fatal nature @SF0p
ST; LOUIS, Dec. l2.-Jackson, charged with 4,
murder OF Laldlaw, the scene painter, has bpep s
quilted. yseA g.
A fire last night destroyed the laroa t,..,.u !,
Nessrs. Goodwin & Stewart, in this cifr TSa {
5 estimated at $40, OO0 on which there is s s;og
insurance. s''"
The Cincinnati Columbian SAYS, We leanh,,
'wlng to the financial crisis, throu Oh which ve9
ust past, the business in the sherifHs Office Ia,
'een largely increased. 1t is believed to he sry
,er cent. larger than during the correspondent:
lods OF former years. Even with all this. orati
ems may congratulate themselves upon the con,
tive safety with which they have sustaine1t5r.
elves during the pressure.
At I'lttsburg, on the llth inst, the river vss m,
taDd, with thirty three inches water in cbaprd-
Jam fell all day on the 10TH On the llth, thew.
1er was warm and cloudy.
Cincinnati papers of the 18th inst, saw, tha Nn
rleans house Of Taylor & Cassidy has susDep5J
heir assets, however, largely exceed their lB7.
es.
In New York, on the l1th inst, it was repa4el
lat one Of the bellegerent governments Of irms
ave offered $500, 600 each for the Collins steamship
II the purpose OF transporting troops to The segd
ar in the east
Philadelphia papers of the 9th inst, say tbsb
mount of $25, 900 has been raised in that ritr.o
applied to the purpose of securing parIo1r
eale the dentist, lately sentenced to imprisonma,
ard labor, IN the penitentiary for violating ayop,s
dy who had gone to him for professional services,
Ter having put her under the influence of cl09.
nm.
The Charlottesville JcffarsoD;an stotas tl,t flo
phold fever is prevailing to considera3ls extent
some sections Of Albermarle county, Virginia.
wen OF the members of the white family Of colonel
homas J. Randolph are now down with it, and
her cases exist among his slaves.
The London correspondent of the n. York TINES
Us he has the most positive and highly respeca.
information that lord Raglan is in favor Of gv.
g up, Tor this year, the siege, and that he wrote
me to that effect, remarking that retreat will be.
me question Of safety unless he should. in the
II fortnight, be reinforced by considerable nam.
RS of all arms
HE NEXT PREsIDEScY.-From present indications
r Fillmore will be our next president. ard Nj.
block, governor of Pennsylvania, our next vice
esldent, without opposition. Mr.. CLAYTON dos
say, but we infer that in speaking of these popu
men In the great States of New York and Penn.
lyanla, he intended to give hint to the most
owing Of the know nothings, which they would
well to profit by. Boston Mail.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 1.-THE total number of h0gs
lied around the falls this season to date is l79GV
alhst IT3'ooo last year to the same time. The n7.
has fallen six inches
A complaint was recently made +o the svnold
nclnnatl, against the presbytery of that city, fr
plating the fourth commandments, in appointing
nmlttees to install two pastors on the Sabbath
'e SYNOD refused to sustain the omplaint, butte,
nmended to all the presbyteries to refrain in all
llnary cases, from ordinations and installations
that day"
he municipal election in Savannah took paceca
4th instant, and resulted in the complete SUI:
IS OF the peoples ticket for mayor and aldermen
ward &. Anderson, the peoples candidate for
yor, was elected by a majority of $50 over decor
ohard Wayne, the democratic candidate.
| he people of New Orleans will read with sur,
Sc the following paragraph, which we extraction
report OF the secretary of the treasury:
he attention Of congress is particularly called
nat part OF the report of capt Bowman, Of the
slneer corps, which relates to the customhoo,e
ng built in New Orleans.
t satisfactorily appears that the Foundation is n&
hclent for the weight and character Of the super
acfure, as specified in the plan, according to
lch congress has directed it to built; and that
re IS urgent necessity to modify the plan and rem
the evil as far as practicable, and modifea
OF the plan as indicated by capt. Bowman
It the time the foundation alluded to was being
l, 1t was reported by competent judges, among
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