The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-09-27


The n. Q. Bulletin, in referringeo the refu-
sal of the consulship at Havana by Roger Bar
ton, Of Mississippi, says, IF the office is to be
vested in Mississippi for all time to come, we
would suggest to the president that the hon. J.
S. B. Thatcher, of Natchez, would make first
rate consul, provided he would accept the trust
He formerly sat on the san9e bench with judges
Starkey and Clayton, is strong democrat a
Gentleman of learning and accomplishments, a
good lngu;st, and well calculated to discharge
the duties appertainng to almost any Station
We endorse all that is said in regard to Mi L.,
but think that it is time the American consul at
Havana was practical man, one who h5dSome
knowledge of the duties appertaining to the
office, and would, therefore, prefer to see the
appointment conferred upon an experienced
merchant or ship master. The difficulties IN
regard to the Crescent City and Black Warrl-
or, should admonish us of the untbness of dl-
plomatists 10 deal with the military government
of Cuba. We want men who will act prompt
", not long takers.
The st. Louis Republican, of the Cd INST,
says that, the Illinois Belle, very pretty little
craft, lust from her builders on the Ohio, and
now engaged in the Illinois river trade, has one
new feature about her ofpecu]iar attractlVeness,
lady clerk! Look at her bills of'lading, and
"Mary j. Patterson, clerk" will be seen TRACED
in delicate and very neat Style of chlrography.
The assurances co12 panies, under such an ar
rangemcnt, 1l have toscome down fraction
on their risks. A lady clerk on Mississippi
steamer, and one thatdischargcs the duties with
ability! Itspeaks strongly in favor of our mo-
raj progress. A lady clerk would be just the
thing for Red River-she would command all
the freight, all Of our young men would take
passage on her boat, and the newspapers cease
returning thanks to the accommodating and
polite Atkinson, Boisseau, 0Bateman, gellos,
Murdoch or Cox, for favors, and instead state
that, eve are under thousands of obligations to
Miss Laura Smith, the young, beautifu'0Rnd
highly accomplished clerk of the Fairy, for late
papers, tasteful]y fastened with blue and white
ribbons" That would be charming, and we
beg captains BroadwelI Apologize and Ora
ham to each secure for his boat the services OF
a LADY, clerk.
The yellow lsyer is raging with dreadful IA
tality at Savannah. During the forty eight
hours, ending at 6 p. NJ on the 4th inst, there
wefc E1cllrY-s1x Deaths Orders had been
sent to MACON, by the authorities of Savannah,
for fifty collins and 500 lbs. of bread daily.
There were forty-one deaths from yellow
fever, at Charleston, on the 18th and l4th inst.
The cholera, at last accounts, was on the in
crease in Philadelphia. %
Thett9e.wasa large Fire at Mobile, on the 10th
nst which destroyed Bloodgood's factory and
twenty or thirty small houses on Conception,
Adams, St. Joseph, Hunt and Royal streets.
ThG1oss is estimated at $4,000
The last Bie6villc Times says that lucknow
nothings have organised a lodge at Vernon, !
and that several Of the most prominent citizens
had joined
DOUGLAS HoorED.--The Chicago papers
state that the excitement against senator Dou
gas continues unabated. On the Sd inst, gle'I
attempted to make speech at Chicago, in vim
dicatjon of bis course on the river and harbour
and the Nebraska bids, but was hootcd from
the stand without being allowed to speak,
Throughout the west much Indignation is ex-
pressed against those who sacrificed the inter
ests of their constituents by voting against the
bill to improve the rivers and harbours.
The southern papers are noticing the fact
that Putnam and Harpcr's magazines have of
late assumed an anti slavery complexion. The
same may be said Of nearly all the literary pc
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as well as magazines
published at the north, and southcrners should
not encourage them; but on the contrary give
their patronage to home publications, and make
an effort to build up southern periodicals.
Since secretary Dobbin's rcturn from North
Carolina, (where he had been to electioneer,
during the recent canvass, to Washington, his
friends report that his election to the .. States
senate is arranged definitely. 1t is also said
that senator Mallory, Of Florida, will be Mr.
Dobbin's successor in the navy Department.
Mr.. M. is a decided friend to the acquisition Of
Cuba, and staunch advocate ofnaval REFORM
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SrARv1NG-The Fremont (Iowa) Jougnal
gives sad account of the condition of the o.
toe and Missouri Indians. The general gov
eminent having neglected to comply with trea
tv stpulations, those tribes are suffering from
the knawings of hunger, and have commenced
ravagng the gardens and plundering the whites
of every thing they can put their hands upon.
The whites have all complied with demand
first made by the Indians, and each paid over
ten dollars, which was to secure them from mo-
lestation The savages when upbraided for
their breach of faith, state that their great ia