The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-02
General Intelligence

20 pa Pou.iu ~ ths Liverpool cotton NJ ssL
+, taken place in the fair qualities, N;dMnsskss
a ties had advanced only Lied per pon5g
! The quotations of several circulars Az
Fair Orleans 51a @55sd.. middl;ag OrIasI1s Oh
pound; fair uplands sgd; middIi1g -Ss4s
t Sd. to SGD. SPsadssl
The adjournment Of the Vienna eonf.,.
dy alluded to, was for ten days, in ar5.as=
Intelligence from St. Petersburg. g a.
; The views with regard TO the prohsh;I:.
being agreed on are very conflicting. IL ps
however, appear to have come to the eo1e Asas
it is exceedingly improbable. 'S'as'ssa
II succession of sanguinary engaesps,.-
ken place between the French and Rrssias Aa.a
sevastopol, resulting in varied suecs -ss'aas s
loss to both parties In battle On the MIG 70
2Sd March, 5000 men were put hors du co-ssa as &
Additional vessels had left England far =
a Russian reinforcement Of L, GOO M ~ Ha42s
Sebastopol on the 18th March 4 iss,..s
Count Nesselrode, it is said, will aaess ;.
1t is considered pretty certain that Finest.
fuse to reduce her feet in the Black s. slts
said that in order to meet herg the a!les slslaai
that all ships Of war shall be excluded f,nFa
tiers. -.
/ Omar pacha, with q. 900 Turkish sroo-.
Ivanced towards old fort, to reconnoitre r.,
of the Russians on the Alma. S's4as
Ali the allied ships Of war at Constsrs;r,-,
been ordered to proceed to the Crirnea. IN
! The Nashville brings positive inteIli,as..,,
death of Menschikof u I.
The Spanish government is said to ha-ss
ed the recall of lord Eowden from the Rr;f;ss
bassy to Madrid. ''sasa u.
NEw YORK, APRIL 22-At attempt to sss.
Mainelaw has produced riot at Chicago - u
suited IN the death Of four persons H. :ftl =
have been called oat, and many persons -
arrested. The city is in state Of great errI asa
/ ClNcIssATI, APRIL 2l.-The river here -
II inches during the last 2t hours, and is stiIF.
+ trr j Il
change Of moment in the -four market p
are quiet. Whiskey is firm at SIC per gallo -1-a
| WASHINGTON, APRIL 21-Lieutenant BeaIe :.
superintendent of Indian affairs in Ca!iforu;. =
Terely fogged colonel Moneypennv, the confv. =
er of Indian affairs, in this city to-day ''
The Boston Traveller states that at South p,
on Sunday week last, a woman while under s.
huenee OF delIrlum tremens, took it into ba-I-
that the devil was in her stomach and to DaetvS.
attempted to swallow her rosary T he cross I'D
end was too large for her throat, and she was a.,
strangled, when the beads were drawn ont b. ~. a.!
son who CHANGED to be with her 90
The Buffalo Republic rebukes the croakinsshs.
The scarcity of -four at present in this COUNT -
states that 1t IS IN possession of infornatioa sS
fully warrants the expectation that the toIloz~-
quantities viii arrive at that port this season P
lake Michigan, Csc, 900 bbls-; from Detroit ia IA
bbls-; from Toledo 100 600 bbls; from CIevai.s9
so 900 bbls.-making a total Of $50 600 barrs7s :,
-
Canada" The Republic adds that it had no n7s.S,
Of estimating the amount that will be received ina
Canada, but learns from gentlemen whose rassns
Information are extensive, that il will net 10 Il,
than quarter of million of barrels, and NAV i
four times that amount.
Many years ago, two American vessels-tfs n.
ole and Enterprise-vere driven by stress wsatks,
into Bermuda The Creole was from Richnond and
both had slaves on board, as passengers for Nez0.
leans, who were liberated by the British autborit
Our government has been trying ever since to zdp.
England to pay the value Of the negroes thus violent
y liberated. Mfr. Webster. while secretary Of st.s
wrote powerful letter enforcing the Justice d bs
claim a joint commission has been sitting in Lon.
don for months, adjudicating all claims between Tia
two countries for losses sustained By their citizens
from the action of each government The case Of
these two vessels has at last been adjusted and dam.
ages awarded for the Creole, SIP l50 for the En-
terprise, S56, 000
the drinking of lager beer is one Of the national
Institutions of the Germans, nor do they surrender
il even Sunday; to secure their votes III Giacia.
natl, the democrats promised the Germans that ths
Sunday ordinance should not be enforced, AID 20
obtained votes enough 10 elect their ticket Tests.
Law however, their new mavor Farren took his 80.
md in his inaugural announced that he should stri;
' enforce every ordinance of the city. So the pe.
iermans after allowing themselves 10 be tools Of ii.
democracy, find that their natural and inalieaabs'
rink is to be withheld on SUNDAY after all so
note it be-, with all who sell their votes for Fumo.
money. TGazet.e
At late town meeting in Chicopee. j. Priests,
ouse and sign painter, introduced resolution +,
the selectmen to use their influence ID
aving all houses painted and prepared-whieh "a.
ing the voters in good hurnor, was unanimously
assed.
A new idea with regard to the cholera was s.a.tsG
short time since, by an American physician. He
laintains that sores of any kind will act as pc
entiTe to the cholera He accordingly recommends
hat the appearance of the cholera all people
hall be innoculatedb by caustic issue The idea las
lately tested In ST. Petersburg with yer7 sa.is.
actorT results.
The Norfolk Beacon has information from Ports.
louth, which if correct is any thing but crcditabls
the administration party. It is stated that while
ne election was progressing on Saturday, several
flee holders and others, who were hanging around
he polls acting spies ON the workmen in the gov
service, made repeated threats, that If they
id not vote in manner pleasing TO the powers
hat be- they would be discharged and thrown og.
employment. Many, it is said, were thus deter
ID from voting the American ticket, while others
id not vote at all.
A letter from St. Petersburg, published in Paris
aper states that the great bell of the tower Of Ivan
elk krenlin, at Moscow, fell to the ground al the
oment when the swearing allegiance and fidelity
the new emperor was going on. and by its faIi,t
ushed nearly one hundred persons. For people
,superstiious the Russians, the disaster has ap-
cared most sinister omen, and the letter which
ives an account of the event, states that the effect
the public mind has been that OF great coaster-
alton.
The postmaster at Wellborn's mills, Houston coun.
!, Georgia, states that that vicinity was visited on
le 18th ultmo, by a terrific tornado, accompanied
it'll rain and hail, which did immense damage to
e plantations over which it swept. 4 negro man
slonging to the Anderson es tate had his thigh bro
IN, and valuable mule belonging to j. j. Ores
am, esq, of Macon, was killed by falling trees
lies of fencing and thousands of trees were pros
ated, and il will occupy of the sufferers very
Is1y for the next three weeks TO replace the fences
i'd remove the timbers blown down upon their
nds which were under cultivation.
Captain Gerry, of the missing sloop OF war Alba
T, supposed to hare foundered in hurricane, was,
is said, son of the late Elbridge Gerry. OF Mar
ehead one of the signers OF the declaration OF III
ependence, governor of Massachusetts,, and vice
resident Of the United States.
The New 7 ork commissioners of emigration have
ready expended sl046 for the maintenance OF the
ardinian paupers. brought to this country in the
igate Des Geneys.
bill abolshing all licenses for the sale Of liquor
IS passed both branches of the Pennsylvania legs-
sure.
The New York Mirror says the leading hotels o.
at city have decided in view of the enforcement of
liquor law, to raise the prices for board 10 three
ollars per day
Gen. Suffer, once the richest, is said to be noV
nong the poorest men in California To poverty
e added the intirnaities of old age.
AT Northampton, New Jersey, they have "tooae'
fund is, some benevolent individual has
# $50, the interest of which is forever to be ap-
led to the purchase of tobacco for the poor.
Gov. Clark, of New Y rk, has signed the church
-operty BILL which depriyes Roman catholic BIZ