The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-08
General Intelligence.

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been produced by eating oysters Three dol naEe
known to have occurred to- dav from this cam an
many others are reported. Among the yietms' ;and
II. Carroll, the cashier Of the Merchants bsnL T.
CITY, = mis-
: Dispatches from St. Johns, N. B.. state 10.
Legislature Of New Brunswick are III favor 80 g As
reciprocity treaty, and there IS no doubt ~ - ne
will acceptits provisions. aey
We learn from the Washington Star thai o.,
Benguerel esq has been appointed by the
Fitzgerald, deceased. ~
A Washington correspondent of the New W,
Express predicts that within the next four moa s's
collisions will take place at Greytown betweenn ~
officers of the British navy and the United Stu. .ae
navy which will bring on a war between H. asaes
nations. We have little faith modern pronha, two
D. NJ. Seaver, state treasurer of Wisconsin Oles
disposed of the whole of the public school land
that State amounting two hundred thousane No..
/ to one individual in Milwaukee. es,
/ New York, Ger. 27.-Two steamers with /, ora
passengers, and upwards of a million and b.s?
specie, have arrived here to-day The Georoe T.. ~
from Aspinwall reports 500 passengers and ono ~
lion dollars in specie: the Star of the West frna
San Juan de Nicaragua $50 passengers and e 'ya
hundred thousand in specie. ~
The California papers brings US accounts Of bor;
Die outrages having been perpetraed BY the Anach,
Indians. Near San Diego fifty Texan emigran.s
have been killed aus
/ OREGoN-Ihere were great apprehensions Of asen
~ : r.
/ The Sandwich islands Legislature had adiour,o,
Nothing further had transpired on The subject Of
nexation. ~
| We have accounts here to-day of an accident hsv
ing occurred on the great western Canada railroad
by which several emigrants were killed
LOUISVILLE, Der. 27-The river here still con
nues to recede slowly. Weather pleasant Indian
summer.
CINCINNATI Ger. 27-The river here is still faJl,c
slowly. Flour is still tending upward Sales TO-
day at 81 70 a 81 so " barrel Whiskey has i'm
proved, and is selling at % cents ~ gallon Bacon
sides in packages at Cd cents ~ H.
BALTIMoRE, Ocr. 25-The hon. Mr. Burt, recently
appointed governor of Nebraska, died on the letb
instant.
The Baton Rouge Advocate announces the deatb
Of the hon John r B. Jones, late representative il
the Legislature from the parish of Morehouse n
died at his residence, the 18th ult Also the a.
mise OF the hon. A. w. Baker, representative from
the parish Of st. Mary He died Of black vornjt on
the 2oth ut at the residence of his father Judge Ra
ker, on the river Teche.
The laying Of the Alabama and Mississippi rivers
railroad, we understand, is progressing finely
Messrs. Leach d Donaho are confident they will a.
lsh the laying OF the track to the Cahawba river in
three or four weeks, and in short time afterward,
we may look to its being completed half way. In.
aeed the directors Of this road determined topush
IL forward to speedy completion, and show the
people OF the State that one road at least can ba
pleted IN reasonable time. fselma Reporter
UNFORTUNATE CAsUALITY-A gentleman fsavs Il.
Central Texian1 by the name Of Gentry. who residaJ
some six or eight miles below town, was killed
few nights since under the following painful CHI,
cumstances He had but recently settled in this
county, and for want of the necessary out houses
was induced to put quantity of corn in the upppr
story OF his dwelling, and upon the night in oues
ton lay down to sleep upon tie floor with one Of b
children his wife with other members of the family
bedstead in the corner OF the room
~ nnL In
upper floor gave way and the entire quantity Of Corr
with the yielding timbers We're precipated upoutbe
sleepers below, killing the unfortunate owner in.
medlately, The other members of the family luck
y escaped q with slight injury He was from Georgia
and had lived in the county but a short time
Last week (says the Bienyille Tines we stated
that bro JCMeC rary's child that had taken strycb
nine Tor calomel, was son, nine or ten years Old
we mad been mlslnformed-itW was a daughter, be-
tween nine and ten months old--one of twins Tba
mistake occurred in the following way: The strycb.
nine had been kept locked up in trunk. apart from
all other medicines, till few days before when it
had been taken out to poison crickets, and then p
led In the clock for convenience till it should bs
wanted the next night for the same purpose, where
searching for calome the strychine was found and
,ro. McCrary not thinking, at the time
II the polson's being out of its usual place
w. u Beeman, who has been for some months in
ustody on the charge of robbing the mails, died in
ne jail at Savannah on the 18th ut., of yellow fe
he US. district court of Georgia
\ ne magnificent palace Of the waters, the Mayhow
I, IS destined, IT we may judge from newspapers
cunts, to be one Of the finest and most capacious
teamers as yet recorded in the annals of naviga
ION. She is to be a three decker modelled to pack
immense trelghts, and empowered to run like scar
d dog. We learn from the Pittsburg Union that
Ter cabin floor will be covered with velvet CARPET
ng OF the richest patterns procurabe in the east and
er furniture will be of the most gaudy and costly
q a 10 oil L.
nd the name of the boat 9sMayhower," marked on
very piece. Beautiful sketches of Landscape scene.
are to be painted all along on both sides Of the
abin, and overhead. When the Pittsburg artists
nd mechanics have accomplished their share oil the
rork on the MayfoWer, she will be taken 70 ST Lon
to receive her engines and boilers-for the manu-
acture OF which articles, st. Louis has become so
celebrated She is to run between ST. Louis and the
ty Of New Orleans.
those who have Worn down their teeth in masti-
atlng poor old rough COW beef will be glad to learn
lys an exchange, that common carbonate of soda
I'll pc found remedy for the evil Gut your steaks
le day before using, into slices about two inches
llck, rub over small quantity Of soda, wash off
ext morning. cut it into suitable thickness and eoo
notion. The same process will answer for fowls.
gs of mutton, DC. Try it all who love delicious
,nder dishes of meat
George II. Graham has Withdrawn from Grahams
!agazine and will publish new periodical, entitled
The American LEADER
iiS ioF q Jill L. walker, Il. Il. d., died suddenly
| Louisville on the 10th ult Dr. W, at the time Of
IS death, was senior editor Of the Western Record
, the organ of the baptist denomination in the
est He, for many years, occupied a most proni
ent position in the baptist church
Our Baltimore correspondent, (says the Richmond
ulletln OF the 18th ult)o yesterday, remarks: "A
1rous feature in this election, was the fact that
rye number Of foreigners went up to the polls I'M
'llclted and voted an open know nothing ticket
ne German gave as reason that he had been ruled
7 foreigners long enough in Germany and that he
as here to enjoy the control of Americans
There is to be grand know nothing procession
might in honor of their victory It is shown that
e stringent democratic wards Invariably gave the
rgest vote for the American candidate. The 18th,
hich used to give roo democratic majority, yester
" gave over one thousand majority for Kinks, the
low nothing candidate
Mr.. Whipple, of Boston, has patented method Of
CRAVING or printing on glass, which opens up a
lde field for mechanical industry and ornamental
ste, by reproducing rapidly and eheaply on the
Race OF glass vessels of any usual form, or even
ION ordinary window glass; any device desired
easures are now in progress to establish a manu-
Glory for the production of glassware thus orna
ented, In competition with the. imperfect and fee
e engraving heretofore only prepared by tedious
ocess OF grinding dexteriously upon revolving
one Like the old process, this method of engra-i
ng is purely mechanical, no acid or other zorro.
n hair