The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-15
General Intel1igeuce

again been defeated, and that the southar had
above sebastopol have captulated to the allied hts
The Russians are said now to have force os aiOy
80 600 troops in the Crimea The allied foro. aooct
presented to be about the same ~ y re-
!, According to the reports brought by the ovo,,..
mail, the rebels in China still maintained
of Shanghai. s0sssssloa
Canton continued in state Of siege and aao..,
ing to private letters received il this city thew eoa
tlnued successful in all their movements Tba son,
lean consul there had been fired at aud woundsa
i It is intimated that England and France ara
discussing the right and policy OF establishno s.
land as an independent kingdom. 81
i LIVERPOOL, Der. I8-The demand for cotton !.
been good since the departure of the Niaeara aas
the sales Of the three days embrace $4,000 haa sua
The market has been firm, and in some Of the IT,.
actions, slight advance in prices has been real;sI
The Pacific brings advices of the failure Of D..
rlous d Wright, and five other houses in Dubl;n
It is believed however, that the suspension wi,
temporary In most of the cases. ~
! New YoRK, Ger. 28.-Lyman Cole, notorious ..
his connection with the late conspiracy Of the Marb
Washington, has been arrested at Cleveland Oh;a
charged with being concerned with Kissane ~
Others In the recent forgeries the banks Of tbs
city. s
| WASHINGTON, Ocr ga fictitious concern kno~.
as the Merchants Exchange bank of Waship0to,
D. o., was broken up oday in this city. Several Il
the parties concerned in it have been arrested arS
warrants are issued for the arrest of Others Thess
adjustment has bills out to the amount of about one
hundred thousand dollars, which are mostly il ~. 0
culatlon at the south and west.
PHILADELPHIA, Ger. 28--Beale, the dentist char,.
ed with having committed violence upon Miss NUDE
while she was under the influence of chroroform has
been tried N this city, and found guilty Of rape.
reports have been circulated here oday that
G. Morrick, an extensive miller of Osweeo N. Y
has failed. His liabilities are said to amount to
quarter of million The extent of his assets is not
yet fully ascertaned.
WASHINGTON, Der. 29.-The president has appoint.
ed George |. Curry governor of Oregon territory
Mm; d. Farrow attorney general, and Benjamin r
Hardlngs secretary.
At the recent state election the people Of Florida
by considerable majority, voted against the reno
val OF the State capital from Tallahassee.
NEW YORK, OcT 25.-The Niagara's advices state
every effort has been made to trace the frandulen.
news reporting the fall Of Sebastopol etc., to its ore
nal source, and they have been, in great measure
successful The fraud has been traced to the bourse
strict has been ordered and directions
have been given to inaict severe punishment upon
the offenders.
1t has been determined by the allies that no fur.
Their attempts are to be made this season upon thu
Russian ports in the Baltic
4 ~ occurrence OF another bank defa,cation has
startled our community. In this instance the defal.
cation IS sad to amount to no less than SI0O000
We have received dispatches here to-day, announ
eng the occurrence Of terrible fire in Cleveland
ONO, the business part Of which has been nearly
destroyed BY it. - -. N''
The New England house, the St Charles hotel
the custom house, and thirty sother buildings on Ca
nal and Superior streets have been burned down Nv
it. The loss sustained by the confagration is estt
mated at ST. 100000.
FoRT CLARK, Texas, Der. 1e.-We have lust e.
celved an express from gen. Smith, who was on the
10th instant, at the Limpia, the place selected bv
him as post to be occupied by tile 9Th infantry
Captain Walker, with a party of the regiment &c
hO cuno snn fofbo
had fight with the Indians, Killed ten of them and
lost man, besides lieut.. Carr received an arrow
wound in the stomach
On the 18th the Lipans drove off all the animals
from the camp on Live Oak creek, temporarily occu
pied by company of the 1st infantry under com.
mand Of capt. Arthur. The soldiers killed twoIu.
dians.
letter mail from the post Office in Louisville 70,
Columbus, Ohio, was stolen last week from the JEFF
fersonvlle cars, and rihed Of its contents The bag
was found in an clubhouse in Edinburg, Indiana Il
contained letters for Columbus Pittsburg and Wheel
ing and places between those points and Baltimore
A Mr.. Thomas Gibbs, who was ON his way recent.
y through Calhoun county, Miss, to Texas, had a
negro dangerously stabbed by some unknown white
nan. The negro had loitered behind the wagon.
md the white man infictedthe wound in attempting
o capture him, supposing him to be runaway.
In Memphis they arrest the loafers, and suspici
BUS characters, and if they can't pay fine they are
out in the chain gang and set cleaning the streets
Bad places for people who live by their wits.
The New Y ork Tribune expresses the opinion that
here will be more potatoes within reach Of New
ork, of good quality, in sound keeping condition
N the lst of December than have been before 70,
en years.
Thomas J. Guppy, one of the richest men in Co
inth, Maine, has been held for trial on charge Of
.obbing the store Of H. X. Dexter d Co., ii Bangor
If considerable amount of property The goods
were found in his house, ard he confessed the theft
The Greensboro (Ala.) Beacon says, for several
weeks past movers have been passing almost daily
through this place. The larger portion were from
Georgia and east Alabama. The destination Of the
majority of those with whom we conyersed, is Tex
is; but quite number are bound for Arkansas, and
some for Louisiana Most Of them have slaves along,
md appear to be substantial men-such as add ma
erlally to the population Of new countries.
We learn by the Bayou Sara Ledger that an ARRAY
occurred at Bankers settlement, in West Felicana,
ew days ago, between Mr. William Ratlitf and
vi. Wilson, in which the latter was killed Wilson
appears, had threatened to kill Ratcf and at the
line OF the fatal occurrence was advancing upon
lm Ratlif warned him not to advance or he would
ill him. Wilson continued to advance, whereupon
aatliff shot him.
very strong excitement in the city of Wheeling,
vas occasioned recently by the threatened connec-
ion OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad with the
central Ohio railroad at Benwood, four miles below
Wheeling. Should the connection be made the peo-
lie threaten to tear up the rails and destroy the de-
Dot OF the Baltimore and Ohio company.
About thirty pulpits Of the churches of the metho-
list protestant, Lutheran. baptist, and old and new
chool presbyterian churches of this place were yes
erday occupied at the various services by the minis
ers who were in attendance upon the synod of Vir-
nia, and preached able and Interesting dscourses
0 the large congregations which focked to hear
hem. During their stay in Baltimore they have
cen most kindly received, and expressed them
elves much pleased with the hospitality of their
riends and the church at large. Bait Sun 90 ult.
We learn that the town of Petersburg, the former
ounty seat OF Lavaca county, sold by the sheriff
+ that county short time since for debt The
property went remarkably low. The old courthouse
old for SIG, the tavern stand for $l5 and other
property IN proportion. Texas Times.
great excitement is caused among the church of
England by the secession from the church of the gift
and distinguished archdeacon Nilberforce, on the
round that his conscience would no longer allow
i'm to admit the supremacy Of the queen as the head
the church.
While we were at Mckinney, {says the GAINESVILLE
sexas Standard,) during court week an unfortu-
ate accident occurred to Mr.. Whetsel, senior, who
q connection with tWesons, has established steam
aw and grIst mill near town. While the mill was
t rest, and all the hands engaged in putting on
resh saw log, the elder Mr.. Whetse went under the
aw to clean away the dust. Whileengaged in this,
he others not aware of his position, started the
7hlch at its first movement, cut through of the
ones Of the arm, above the wrist, and SO tore the
och ft.a{ tate H.