The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-09-13


ed wounded. dc, and the consequences likely to en-
sue From the best information we could obtain W.
suppose that the party must have numbered nearly
109-composed of Irish laborers from the railroad -
An American boy who was riding peaeeably alon,
the road was fired upon--his horse was badly wound
cd. and his shirt pierced by rifle ball tn to thu
time Of writing this article had heard of no DEATH
which could be credited Some reports said seve1,
Irish had heeR killed, some fourteen, and others
more and less. These reports were, however. not
reliable Che deputy sheriff had gone out to ascer4
tain the exact state Of affairs but had not returned
up ito the time Of writing this report
Philip W Doneghy shot James Simpson On tho
Goth nlt. at Bradfordrille, Kentucky, with gun
loaded with buckshot, which entered the back OF the
head and killed him. The citizens were SO muck
excited at this cowardlv murder that thew have Offer
ed reward Of $1,000 for the arrest of the murdere-
Two thousand people attended the strrct preach
Ing In the fark New York, on Sunday the 3Uth utj
The pTotestants occupied one end of the paved esI
panade III front Of the principal entrance and the
catholics the other. All going on with harmony and
good nature and each abusing the other with infinite
gusto That's the right way to do things.
The Concordia lntelligencer says that, the greasy
rot on some of the oldest plantations still prevails
but there il another and more alarming becats 80
general, symptom OF dscouragment began to deyelon
itself. It IL dry yellow rot, which appears m
nearly all the latest formed bolls and causes them Fri
fall OF, covering the ground with these immature and
blasted formations. "'A0
At Mount Meigs, in Montgomery county, On r.;
day night last, says the Montgomery AJAX d-ra
tiser, Of the 29th ut, dr. Mcdonald was ,onrdeaa
by his negro man: As wehaye heard the particniars
ar Mcdonald had chastised the negro for some inso
lence or dlsobcdlence and the negro stared to run
away. Inc DOCTOR few minutes afterwards, went
10 MS stable TO get his horse and while there was set
upon by the negro, (who had concealed himself in
the stable,) and was beaten to death with a large
elub-his skull being broken into fragments.
!, Or Mcdonald was highly esteemed citizen, and
as foul murder OF course, produced the greatest ex
element The negro was arrested, and meeting of
the citizens of Mount Meigs was held. at which II
was determlned by large majority, that the foul
murderer should be burnt. This sentence was dulv
executed OIL Sunday afternoon last.
The Cleveland (Ohio) Herald of the 24th ultimo
says frlShtful fire is raging in the woods AT
cuyahoga falls, Franklin, Randolph, Rayenna, Ro.
bertson, Aorthteld, and parts of Summit and port
age counties, Ohio Even the soil is burning to tb
depth OF one and half feet As the Hamns arc
arFen forward by the wind trees both dry and green
are lgnled III an instant, and almost as ouickv can
sumed Several barns III the vicinity of the woods
slowed with hay and grain, have been DESTROYED -
Apprehens1ons are entertained for the safety Of the
town OF hudson There has been no rain in this sec
tion since the 29th July and all vegetation has srf
fered greatly from the drought Every attemnt has
been made to arrest the progress Of the flames bnt
without success. Water cannot be brought to bear
upon the hire in sufficient quantities to do any good
LAST evening this city was enveloped in smoke from
the burning forest
The woods gainesville, for a mile in leDrth |
are all on fire. !
The editor Of the Manchester (NH) Mirror in de- I!
sciolng his travelling experiences trip to the /
hlte mountains, refers the attempts which are /
making for the erection of monument to Henry i
Clay, and states that John Hayes Thompson, of Hoi
derness, shoe manufacturer, whom he had met in /
the cars, man of good humor and good head :
piece wears upon his face monument to the defeat l.
o. Henry Clay, more in sorrow than in anger :
Ha nl,, l.
never shave again until Henry Clay was elected pres
ldent; he never has, and his beard is foot long. i
though some long clippings have been lately taken {
from it. +
sfAahfER1Ha The Scientific American publishes IL
long Illustrated description Of Bates apparatus for II
me rellef OF sammerers The apparatus consists Of II
a belt, intended to be worn around the neck after H
he manner OF stock, with view to pressure on the
slottls as the seat Of the difficulty with respect to I
;utteral sounds" by means of q screw and pad /
ne CLOTHS Is acted on to allow free passage (
or the air thin tube Of gold Or silver, attached T
0 the root OF the mouth by gum-eastic spring is i
Vorn-one end opening against the teeth and the =
'ther extending backwards The use of this tube il I
0 carry Oft the breath, which would be converted (
y It's absence, into sPasmodic lingual sound - +
here IS yet another nstrument-''a small metallic u
ak, convex on both sides and hollow In the cen T.
re OF one side Is an aperture, designed for the in
ress OF the expired breath to it's cavity while in its
erphery there IS another aperture for the egress Of
IT,
'hlch conveys it from the cavity of the mouth
his instrument has reference to l. bal sounds -
'ninent medical gentlemen are i to have pro- /
ounced favorable opinions on tht icaey of this in
cntlOn. 80 I,
PEAS AND PoTAToEs At recent meeting of one of +
ne French agricultural societies, curious fact was
9lated: + farmer stuck pea in potato and plant
1 them together in March last The pea produced
stalk which was covered with pods, and the pota-
gave eleven healthy roots The farmer is of opin-
IN that, by this system it is possible not only to n
9taln tWo-told crop but to prevent the alady in
otatoes ~
The National Democrat calls attention to the curl u
IS (aleged) fact thatJohn Van Buren, was to attend
antl-saayery convention in London, the 18th Of
ugust. 1t says: !,
mo mare fit man could have been selected flor !
lch service we told) than this same John Van !
uren lie is able and eloquent, and, fresh from the
esidents confidence, can tell the English people
they want to know about our peculiar institu- Z
on. In this service Of John Van Burens we have 7
solution to the table talk which occurred when the se
esldent invited him to dine with him, of late in i
ashington. We want southern tlunkies to remem- bs
r. as an earnest Of this administrations doings, ii
at the most influential man with it, from N ew ork
I'd been sent confidential mission to England ,,c
preach anti -slavery and disunion" l.,
1t appears that Billy Bovlegs, the Seminole war f
Dr. recently mad In his possession two fugitive ne H.
oes from Alabama, and having refused to give IL
EN- up, two OF his slaves who lately visited fort =
''' LA Ai"iA', HEie Hidue NHeFeup0ll
lily gave up one Of the fugitives, and demanded /
e OF his This not only refused, but the fug y
re sent in by him taken into custody and re- II
med As rescue was feared, BILLY with seven Ia
en- warriors being within two miles of the for) the all
oops were preparing for fight. There three tel
hpanles OF y. ). troopsEat the fort. 4
ORANGE WATERNELoN.-Mr. Peabody, of the Soil Of 4
South, has recently presented the Columbus( Ca
mes with specimen of the orange watermelon. Il
le rnd peas off like the orange and leaves the I'D
1oie OF the rich luscious pulpin lobate mass ma
ich also divides into parts, and is most delight yi
ly favored This watermelon il native growth h9i
China Ion
At recent meeting Of New York physicians, it sia
$ agreed that painless diarrhna is sure precur lai
OF every of cholera, while collie never leads pr
y; that this painless diarrhea is entirely durable. b
ey said the disease was less violent in 1852 but /
re SO than in 1919. As to treatment perfect rest
insisted Of the first Importance; then Opt -
and caome. For the diarrhna they generally III
Used stimuIants purgsnves. They agreed that it
; but feebly contagious 4
i woman named Catherine Cunningham died Of ~
emperance one Of the Cincinnati watch houses oaf
lT. The next day her husband was called upon !;
AXE the body away for internent, when he swore i
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