The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-26

yopr~Dec. I3.--The Collins steamship Bal
has arrived here with intelligence to the LIST inst.
t.sn liverpool and with the mails thence, contain
i." weeks later news than that received BY tn
AMERICA at Boston
..eardi no 10 the circulars brought by the Baltic
~ I;vernooI cotton market, during the week snbse
nnent TO the departure Of the America, had been Ne
y active and firm. at the close Of the week nlcre
duiet feeling prevailed, and decline OF 20 Ea
,aiouud Oh the better grades took place. For osEe
analities prices remained unchanged.
THE sales Of tile week reported to 50,00n BAGS
AT Manchester trade was rather quiet; and SINH
lar absence Of activity prevailed throughout all ths
manufacturing districts. 4#H
M change had taken place in the condition Of tht
London money market since the departure Of the
America
There is not the slightest intelligence of morneht
from the Crimea in the papers received BY the Baltic
Winter was beginning to set in pretty sharply
but the allies appeared to be prepared to pass il
without any difficulty or suffering. w
Precautions continued TO be taken against the p3s
sibilities OF Russian surprise, but there appeared
to beno real expectations Of such an occurrence. VI
The weather does not appear to have interfered In
any way with the works already reported to have
been in course Of prosecution.
Accounts received by way of Russia state that the
allied ships at Kamiesch bay were being seriously
injured by the teredo novalis, which most destrac
numbers in the Blacksea The report is neverthe-
less suspected, in consequence of the channel by
which it is received. and of the consideration that
the copper of the vessels ought to be full protac-
ton for them against this kind Of injury #A
4 rnmor was in circulation in England previously
10 the departure of the Baltic that there had been
another conflict between the Turkish forces ia ars
and the besieged Russian troops under the command
of gen. Mouravie, in which the latter were again
defeated, with the loss of five hundred in killed
Russia is concluded, for reasons which are eenar-
ally believed to be sufficient, to be really getting We
ry short in her supply Of breadstuffs, if for the
present all events for the future.
The latest fact reported in proof Of this is that
prussian commercial houses are notoriously par
chasing corn IN large quantities, on her account
The rumor that gen. Canroaert had succeeded in
the object Of his mission to Sweden is reversed
and it appears to beeonsdered pretty nearly certain
that if hostilities be not closed before next SPRING
she will join the allies against Russia.
Another rumor was current that general Canrobert
had also succeeded in inducing Denmark to enter
into an engagement similar TO that said to have been
made by Sweden TO join the allies next spring if
peace be not previously effected
The Prussian legislature had met and commenced
the business of the session.
The king, III his opening address to the two eh am
bers congratulated the country on the
she had given of her ability to take care Of herself
under all circumstances and said, that altho,3eI,
the government was fully prepared to carry out ey
istng treaties it had definitely resolved oil not ,n
terng into any new ones. g5 "4f
Two custom-h house officers were one day last w4ek
house, Liverpool, when Oh removing The outer GOV
ering Of raw OK hide, they found raeoon thin: in
deed, to elnaciation, but still alive It had existed
probably for months, by nibbing at the raw OK hide
which thus at once became its food and prison hose
1t has since been allowed more generous fare al,l il
rapidly recovering from the effects Of its long and
hungry confinement
The French generals are beginning to throw off
the thin veil of decorous language, which hitherto
covered but could never conceal, their unavoidable
fart ra1f, ,,tl..a.
Of kinburn, actually ordered his sentries not to ad-
init ices Anglais0 into the captured orress-a step
We may safely assume, he would not have gentsred
on without having the most unequivoca instructions
from Parls thus the very presence Of the navy of
Nelson" was something worse than totally irntred
BY being casually remembered only to be purpo.ely
nsulted. 9 3ATa5" 4
New YoRK, Dec b. Paris letters, received here
~ the Baltic. report that it has been resolved to
postpone the congress of nations proposed to be Held
It Copenhagen on the subject Of the Sound dues : /
The alleged causes Of this step the refusal oth
United States to send representative to attend on
he occasion, and the indifference which has been
displayed by the other powere in reference TO the
question. s M 55s s#a #17
The prevailing opinion throughout Europe ap-H
pears to be decidedly against Denmark ) position
III the subject
The Post Ampt Gazette contains long letter from
Hamburg of November 6th which states that the
Of that place had instituted new ;,ro-
eedIngs against parties ensting for the foreign le
,ion Several parties have been arrested, amongst
thers. the captain Of the steamer HeIigoland, who
lad taken many persons to the English recruiting
lepot. t. has been placed in solitary confinement
GERMAN MOVEMENT. Private letters from Texas,
lpon which the New York Courier places very great
Glance report that numbers Of the German settlers
q the northwestern part of that State are preparing
o cross the Rio Grande and settle in Coahuila id
iexico. where the greatest advantages are offered to
hem by governor Langberg. This movement isl
peading extensively in population Of about fifteen
+ twenty thousand German settlers in Texas. Gov
,angberg, by birth Dane, was educated at Coffin
en-, in Germany, and is supporter Of Ger
ian interests He served for twenty years in the
lexican army He offers the Germans friendly re-
option.
The Yazoo Democrat chronicles one of the most
trocious and diabolca1 murders ever perpetrated
q civilized community. The act was committed
n Tuesday night, the 20thinst. Young G. Bovard \
esidng near Benton, in this comfy on the evening
the night alluded to, forcbly turned his wife out
his house, with the view of keeping her OUT all
light in the cold. During the night when she sup
osed her inh,lman husband was asleep, she crept '
eltly into the house, and laid herself down oil a a
aeep skin before the fire. Bovard was awake how la
YER and saw her enter; and after she had laid qi Ia
y down, he arose, and taking III his hand heavy e
laul deliberately beat her brains out Boyard was III
Pprehended the next day and lodged in jail at that
lace 81. IT.
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