The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-22
General intelligence.

which date the allies continued their rs at
town, without, however having produced macb lug 1e
feet upon the walls The Russians were return;n.
the fire with considerable effect A furio,s alng
had been made upon the allies from the tow sollls
resulted in great loss to the French and Enel;la
Five steamers, loaded with the wounded Of FL :,
lies, had been sent to Constantinople The paral
lars of the sortie have not been made public, ".
The Russian force, outside the walls, was IL,
49, 600 strong by which the allies were consderspel
harasscd, and skirnishes were frequently occ,rrs
The Russians had received a reinforcement Of DIX
troops, which, with convoy, had slipped into 81
bastopol It was stated that the allies had intend
ed to storm the city iii a few days.
The Austrian cabinet has demanded of Pruss, i,
mmed late withdrawal of the forces of the lae fry
the Gallcian frontier, and has directed the
at Vienna to hold itself in readiness to march 4
moment IS warning. There was large Russian forsa
on the Austrian frontiers.
The return of Mr. SouIe to Madrid has cancel
much excitement In that city and his recall is d.
manded. Another expedition to the Arctic repionss
is contemplated the object of which to recover ana
bring home the remains of sir j ohm Franklin
NEW YoRk, Nov. 9.--The Liverpool circulars r..
the cotton market there Brown 4 Shipey state thai
the Atlantic's accounts produced effect on tIe
market, which closed at steady prices, but with
moderate demand One or two other circulars report
that the effect Of the Atlantics news favorable
ard that the rates had slightly improved.
The steamship Yankee Blade plying on the Paci
fc coast, between San Francisco and Panama has
been lost 1t appears that she struck sunken rock
near Point Conception, and Immediately went into
pieces. She had at the time 1900 passengers aboard
The reports Of the number Of the lost vary from 50
to 2O0 The others lost every thing they possessed
Adams q Co, lost the New Orleans mail bag, butt
is supposed to have contained nothing but papers
DR.. Graham was this morning sentenced to seven
years Imprisonment utmost extent Of the penal
ty fixed by law for his offence. This sentence has
caused considerable excitement #
The Harrisburg Herald states that drover under
took to drive about nine hundred sheep across the
Susquehana river, near Liverpool, Pennsylvania,
and lost seven hundred of them. The citizens went
to the rescue with boats and. with great deal of
difficulty, succeeded in rescuing about two hundred
Near Kenosh, Wisconsin, lately, a drunken man
was literally devoured by hogs while lying in the
road in state of beastly intoxication. His bones
and few remnants Of clothing only Were found.
BALTIMORE Nov l0-Dispatches from Buffalo re
port extensive failures to have taken place in that
city. Further suspensions also reported from
Cincinnati and Pittsburg.
A dispatch from Cincinnati reports that Frederick
Gedge, president of the Covington and Lexington
railroad, committed suicide yesterday
Dispatches from Cincinnati last evening state that
the bank excitement there had continued all day
The banking house of Morton d Co. has closed its
doors, but it is believed that its assets exceed its liza
bilities. Such is said also to be the case with the
bank Of Messrs Goodman & Co. There was 4 heavv
run on Hatch & Langdon, but they had continued
to pay all demands up to the close Of the banking
hours.
PIrTsBURG, Nov. S-There is yet II inches water
in the channel here, and the river stationary.
At Cincinnati, ON the 9th inst. the river had rose
inches and still rising. Flour was dull at pre-
vious rates--Whiskey firm at % cents per gallon
The bank excitement had caused suspension Of
business.
It stated that the last balance of one and half
millions which our governmet has to paw Meyieo5
ham mo- fnI with han AFn
Escanyan, who by such transactions has built up i
princely fortune in few years. He will haveto pay
to the Mexican government $500 900 month.
We find the following paragraph in the Columbus
(Ohio) Statesman: asome one is putting in circu-
latlon through the State lot Of new bills purport-
ing to be OF the Planters and Mechanics bank Of
Georgia. dated at Dalton It is said they are signed
and put in circulation by an individual living in
Warren, Trumbull county, Ohio"
An exchange says, there are in the United States
DOL physicians, 1872 surgeons, 6l39 apothecaries
1854 chemist 1928 dentists, 10 oculsts, ands50 pro-
Eessed patent medicine makers. T o make the list
complete, We want the number Of undertakes
Among the good things exhibited at the recent
air in Columbus, Ohio, was lot Of brook trout ar
ifeially bred by doctors Garliek and Ackley. They
showed several broods Of fish in different stages Of
growth, and have demonstrated that it is Just as easy
70 grow fish as fowls. o. any other kind Of food
The grand jury of Dane county, Wisconsin, re-
emily indicted the secretary of state and attorney
oners OF the school lands. The Indictment found
I'd upon the facts which have transpired touching
the sale of avery large body of school lands The
vote on finding the indictment is said to have been
nineteen to one.
MExrco.-Letters dated, Acapulco, Oct 2ad, say
that the received from the city Of Mexico per
Judge Rose, bearer of dispatches, who detained
twelve days III Chilpanciago by the government
troops, owing to demonstration made on the 18th
Of September by the people against the present ad
and which the soldiers were unable to
suppress, together with the victories on the Rio
Grande, of the Alvarez party. His serene highness
Santa Anna, removed with a strong force from Ten
kabuya. That his seven millions are nearly, if not
quite exhausted and his troops will revolt the
moment he stops payment. The spirit of revolution
has spread throughout the entire republic, and it is
currently reported that Santa Anna cannot hold out
sixty days longer. His serene highness has quar-
relied with the whole foreign diplomatic corps, and
nas made application for the recall Of the British
minister, Ef@
In Guerrero things are going on prosperously, and
although a price has been set on Alvarez's head
having seen him a few days ago, I was much sur
prlsed to find him in such excellent health and spr
it's. He says he has determined, upon his independ-
ence, the adoption of and liberal constitution
and laws similar to the United States separating the
church from State affairs, inviting emigration, hav
ing good and wholesome laws, and permitting every
man to worship God in accordance with the dictates
Of his conscience.
alvarez rs HDeral, patriotic, and Witha, q demo-
GRAFT of the Jefersonan school, and it is great loss
Tor this country that there is host of Avarezs
courier this moment has arrived bringing news
IF an engagement at place called Cucuas, between
he limits OF the States Of Gaerrero and Michoacun
The Alvarez force under the command of gen.
Jalyaro, who put to flight the Santa Anna force I'M
der command of gen, Andrade, killing 300 among
whom We're gen. Knintene and his aid. Many were
and number taken prisoners 1heAl-
rarez loss was trifing.
A New York letter mentions the following extraor-
binary incident in connection with the loss of the
Arctic: "A young gentleman, lately residing in this
city, fell through hatchway in his fathers store
some time last summer, and was severely injured,
one side of his body becoming completely parafyzed
and after a while he entirely lost the faculty Of
speech In this position he remained until the 9th
ltmo, (about the time Of the accident to the Arctic
IN board which steamer twas known that the young
mans father was passenger) when he suddenly
started up in his sleep, and exclaimed, my father
IS drowning! fell back upon his pillow and died
It was the first time he had spoken for months. it
vas the last forever. The young man referred to-
was the son Of Mr. G. Smith, of New York, who was
ost in the Arctic
It's computed that there will be p 900 miles Of
abroad in the United States on the 1st Of January
next The longest railroad upon the surface of the
globe is the Illinois CENTRAL which is 73l miles in