The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-01-17

i all been erected since that time. When, and
whether, Sebastopol will be taken, is impossl-
/ bic to say, even III an approxmatlFe way The
allies repulse the Russian attacks, but they
make no attack themselves. sebastopol is,
moreover quite open on the north and this
north is 50 immensely fortified and armed with
guns, that if tie allies should succeedto storm
the south, they could not keep it for moment
after the Russians have given it up. The fact
: is, that this is no siege, and how far we are
, from the coup de main, but regular cam
paign, with winter quarters in the respective
positions That no offensive operations are IN
,, tended on our part, is sufficiently proved BY
the departure Of the duke Of Cambridge t.
! Constantinople, under pretext Of ill-hea]th. A
council Of war has formally decided upon re
naming on the defensive until sufficient rein
forcements shall have arrived. Whether The
Russians will keep the peace. too, remains to be
seen. Silly enough they are, if they do.
AS we predicted from the first Walkers Pa
cifc railroad company has exploded, and the
stockholders, shares and deposit all vanished
into air. The convention which meta few days
ago at Montgomery, Ala, concluded not to Or
ganise at present, and adjourned to meet al
Memphis in Marchnext We have never heard
il building road to any place. The dele,
gates to the convention subsequently organis-
led the .sTexas Western Railroad company
and elected the following officers: Robert ].
Walker, president; Z Butler King, F. M. Dali
mon, W. Il. Scott, II. Green, w. R. Wizard,
L. Fowlkcs, J. Starr, B. F. Young, G. s. Todd,
~. Adams, I. 7. Wigfall and J. Y. Yancy, di-
rectors; A. T. Smith, treasurer; Saml Jordan,
secretary; Z. A. Blache, chief engineer The
office Of the company is to be in n York, and
that Of tile chief engineer at Marshall. They
declare it 'sto be expedient, as early as pract-
cable, to connect the north eastern counties Of
Texas, by a branch road through Jefferson;
Galveston by one to Henderson; also, Fulton,
Shreveport, and New Orleans, with this road !"
/ We hope the new organisation will be more
successful than its predecessor.
i While the merchants, mechanics and labor
ing men throughout the Union are suffering
from depreciation Of prices and scarcity Of
money, the politicians az Washington are using
every exertion to increase the salaries Of the
office holders. The diplomatic bill now before
congress proposes TO pay the following salaries:
Minister to Great Britain, S17, 500; France and
China, each $4,000; Spain, Russia, Austria
and Prussia, each $l2, OoO Brazil and Mexi-
co, each $4,000; Turkey, Peru and Chill,
each $4,000; Switzerland, Rome, Naples, Sar-
dnia, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Denmark,
Sweden, the Argentine republic, New Grana
da, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guatemala
and Nicaragua, each $500.
AS a contrast to the above, we learn from
the Boston Post, that an order has been re-
ceived at the Charlesown Mass. J navy yard
from the secretary Of the navy, reducing the
wages of the ship carpenters and mechanics
employed therein eleven per cent We sup
pose, from this example, that "poliical econ
omy' with the Piereites, means nothing less
than lowering the wages of the workingmen,
for the purpose of Increasing the salaries of the
Office holders.
PIoUs.-The Wisconsin Democrat, publish
ed at Madison, referring to the statement of
contemporary, that in case of the death Of pres
ident Pierce, Mr.. Bright president of the SEN
ate, would be acting president pro tenn, speaks
Of it as ga contamination deyoutly to be wish
ed for.'' The admission is more remarkable
for its frankness than for the amiable feeling it
exhibits towards the president. The Democrat
is, by the way, the official paper Of the Wis
consin democracy, and publisher Of the laws
of the United States by authority"
STEAMER ALLEN GLovER.-Our readers may
remember that the Allen Glover, captain Leo
nard, bound from this port to N. Orleans, with
a full cargo Of cotton came in collision with
boat bound up, and Immediately sunk. The
owners ofthe Inflated boat instituted suit for
damages. Below we give the decision ofiudge
McCaleb
The libellant, John B. Read, Of Mobile, su
ca WIG oHHeis VI tIe stetlnDOaI II. DdlEnau, Tor
damages occasloned by the loss of his steamer,
the Allen Glover, which loss was alleged to be |
the result Of a collision with the P Dalmau on |
the Gath April last, in Red River. The libel
sets forth that the P. Dalmau was ascending
the river under full head Of steam at the time
of the collision. It appears that the Dalmau
in ascending struck her bell once, thereby in
dcating that she would keep the starboard
shore, and the Glover, being on that shore, an
swered by two taps, thereby indicating her pi-
lots determination not to change his position,
he being under the impression that the des-
cending boat had right to choose her side
And 50 collision occurred, and the result was
that the Glover was sunk and became total
loss The court held that the descending boat
has no such privileges as those claimed for the
Glover BY tile pilot, and further, that the right
of giving the first signal Showing the side Of .
the river intended to be taken) clearly belong
ed to the ascending boat, and that it was the
duty ofthe descending boat to keep the mid |
dleof the stream until the signal was given -
TWAS also in proof that the Glover was an old
and unseaworthy boat and when heavily load
ed almost unmanageable The court. there