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


is to remain in confinement for one year. The othe
viii be executed in accordance with the sentence I
the court
Two persons Michael Dunn and Samuel Gasra
way, have been sentenced to the pententiary fo
three years each by the United States circuit coar
OF Baltimore for having sent fraudulent papers t
the pension Office Dunn also received Ave add
tional years for subornation of perjury
During morning rehearsal at Bates theatre s,
Louis, few days since, Mrs Connor took occasion
TO vary the monotony OF the by cowhiding Mr.
Watkins. Both parties are members of the eompa
n.y. Ire cause OF Mrs ~ rage, and consequent re
sort 70 hostilites, is not mentioned
We find it stated in the New York Morning Ey
press that Clarke Mills, the architect at Washing
ton, who erected there the bronze equestrian static
OF gen Jackson has been treated very sngularly by
the secretary OF the interior. Mr. NJ has contract
with the city of New Orleans to furnish COPY Of
the statue for $4,000 Some few DAYS ago his esfab
lishment near Washington caught fire and was con
snmed, including the model of the statue. Mr. M
set about taking cast Of it to repair his loss and
TO enable him to carry ont lis contract with New
Orleans. Judge of his surprise, and the surprise
of every body, when secretary McClelland issued
an order prohibiting Mr.. Mills from taking the
cast. 1t is very properly considered an outrage
Congress- the Express says, should hasten to repair
it by placing the statue at Mr.. Mills disposal
The St. Louis Republican has a number of des-
patches from ST. Joseph, Independence Weston and
Kansas by which II appears that at the election in
the territory Of Kansas, the 29th ut for delegae
TO congress, general Winfield the candidate Of The
southern party, elected BY large majority over
Mr. Fenniken, the anti-slavery candidate
Mrs. Sally Sargent Head Of Hooksett N, Hamp
shire, widow of the late Samuel Head esq died
suddenly few days since, aged 10. She was found
dead, sitting IN chair holding newspaper in her
hand and looking at it as if in the act Of reading
she had spectacles on, and her feet rested on the
stove
A teller in one Of the oldest banking houses a.
Chicago is said to have disappeared being defaul-
ter to an amount ranging from 40 to $40, 000 1t is
supposed to have been squandered in gambling
The London Morning Herald thus explains the
mode Of spking guns and describes the spikes The
spikes are about four inches long, and of the dmen-
slons OF tobacco pipe, the head fat; barb at the
point acts as spring, which is naturally pressed to
the shalt upon being forced into the touch-hoe Up
on reaching the chamber Of the gun, it resumes its
position, and it il impossible to withdraw it. It can
only be got out by drilling-uo easy task as they
are made of the hardest steel and being also loose in
the touchhole, there is much difficulty in making
drill bite as efectuay it should do. It's applica
ton Is the work of moment, a simple tap on the
Hat head with the palm fthe hand sufficine This
can be easily done, even if it is ever SO dark
nice little tea party met together in the town of
Daonry, (Mass) q few days since comprising two
brothers and four sisters whose united ages were
four hundred and seventy years. The Oldest broth
or was elghtysiI years Of age, the second eighty
four, and the sisters respectively eightytwo seven
i've seventy and seventy. In the ordinary
ways of providence so large family is seldom met
with.
The New York Herald charges that the admins
ration is blessed with two cabinets-yea tIree-a
regular cabinet and Kitchen cabinet at Washing !
on, and cabinet Of the red republican school of
iipomasts in Europe. At the head Of the regular
cabinet - Marcy: at the head of the kitchen Gable
net IS Forney; while Soule is the premier Of our
European red republican diplomatic cabinet
Among list Of wealthy citizens of New York,
published in the New York Sum- is president Fill
more, whose property is valued at $50. 00O
A correspondent expresses the opinion that the
Earehousing system operates niurously to the Anne
lean importer, and asks for information as to the
GENERAL effects. His belief is that it causes great
influx of goods for the benefit of foreign exporters
md that some modification might be made with ad
rantage. ~a@-.
correspondent of the Springfield Republican
avs that at Lisbon Connecticut, there is an ancient
hurch edfce, in which, for the last fifty years rev.
lr. elson has been the pastor 1t is more than one
hundred years old and never has been repaired up
II the inside. nor have the pews ever been painted
7 remodcled The pulpit is the side of the house
instead Of the eud, and there is sounding board
yer it, and the deacons seat is directly in 'front.'
he pews are the old fashioned square kind and the
allery is in the old style, with the tying men's q
eats IN conspicuous places. The audience des-
,ndants OF the former worshippers there, and the
ouse, the pastor and the people, probably present a
n Sundays as good specimen Of the worship of f
he "fathers, as can be found extant in New Eng |
md Mr.. Nelson preached his half century ser
ION on the 9th Of December.
When gen. Scott after formal notice and after al
wing ample time for -combatants to leave, com Z
eneed the bombardment Of Vera Cruz he was ac- :,
used Of cruelty BY the British papers Lord Rag c
II, at Sebastopol. "was requested to spare one part
the town where the women and children would -,
e sent He replied that could not be, but they =
light leave tho town unhurt.' Both commanders "
cted upon the recognized rules of war.
We regret to learn, says the Memphis Appeal of y
&c I'd, that an affair Of rather unpleasant nature
Cured some days since at Little Rock between G.
Prentice, esq, Of the Louisville journal, and Mr.
Butt Hewson, engineer OF the Midland railroad,
1t which, by the intercession of friends, AMIGA
y and honorably arranged without damage inu-
TO either party. The misunderstanding grew out
some publications which appeared III the Little n
ock papers, on the railroad question. ~
Over $500 900 Of free bank currency cancel p
i by the auditor of Indiana during the week ending
the 25th ut. There is not more than SIS, 100000 :
this description Of money now in circulation-of
lich the banks probably hold $500 ,000-naking q
entire circulation Of free bank paper among the
ople about 100000. Most Of this amount is -
W in Indiana. -# ~
A joint stock company has been formed at San Y,
ancisco for the attempted recovery Of the fifteen p
Hons OF dollars that are said to have been buried
on the Cocas islands, in the year 1919, by pratt u
crew who obtained It from Spanish galeon k,
ich left Acapulco to carry it to Spain, The CAPT M
of the company is $3.50 0O0 in shares Of $25. It III
commenced operations, having purchased the !.
looner julius Pringle which was despatched on ID
; 23d of August last, well supplied with surf aL
It's, submarine armor, experienced divers, and all III
machinery and implements necessary to tho 10
Ugh search.
The rev doct Butler, former chaplain to the e. S.
ate, having been located at Cincinnati, the men, -
S of his new parish have presented him with one 7
usand dollars to aid him in furnishing his house, Il
des various private gifts, which largely suppl ire
his store-rooln. Ok
Zen thousand bushels of corn per day, re- &c
red to feed the hogs in pens at Louisville. 90
correspondent of the Boston Courier makes this ha
geston: Il ask leave to suggest to the reverend Oh
tleman who is to preach the sermon before his ~,
cheney the governor and the general court on the AZ
Wednesday in January a text for his DISCOURSE lAs
ch think will be appropriate to the auditors. 1t l's
job 9Th chapter, 9th verse For are but of me
terday, and know nothing q.
he rev FG Zeinner, pastor of luthuran church
ttsburg was tried at that place few days ago su'
charge of interfering with the William Tell De
re OF odd fellows, while performing funeral SER a'
over the remains of member of the order. The -
patch says: The first and second counts of the -
ctment charged the defendant with interruptingi I
religious exercises Of the odd fellows, but the ~.
t held that the burial service spoken over a fel
being is not gious exercise, but only one of -
incidents attending the funeral There was not 9