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

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We find in the details Of the Asia,s NO..
in our last Wednesdays paper,l the f auws ep..
tional items: Count Aichy had left VienaeW,ng ada
tersburg, with the Austrian treaty, Hahsa1ofSts
view with prince Paskiewiteh at Wars,,,1.a an ill.,
SO had gone to st. Petersburg Great heg
to learn the cars answer. The --latest ~ sast
Russia state that enormous Preparations 4 III
the war were progressing, and that no th.safye
peace were entertained All the defenees lggAtss
OF Finland and the Baltic We're being strenaA gs
WASHINGTON, JAN. S.-A convention os s'aeid
the war of 8l2, commenced it's session l. sodersa
Joel B. Sutherland presides over its deb hare ted
The procession Of veterans was very larsa *ltas
Arson P. Morrell, fusionist, has been +
ernor of Maine by the Legislature fthat M
In the Q. s. senate, on the 18th inst. NJ pa;,
bounty land bill was debated, but no deso
was taken thereon The house passed tba .l bm see
relief ofpurchasers Of swamp and overfor o,l l.
lands. Mr. sollens made a speech in defero. pull
know nothings. On the 5th, the senate ~ 9TH.
military academy bill; and discussed tbap aisse
reform bill The house was occupied VII oAasiir
vate calendar. sae p.
Martin, one Of the deputy postmasters =. -
more, convicted of robbing letters, has boos Bali
the penitentiary for ten years. 'A ssnA
The legislature Of Illinois has chosen amin,
ka officers throughout soa
The Charleston papers state that countars.;.
dollars are in circulation. They are pure bIss sd
and weight only Is grains. The genuine soIa s
weighs 2s grains. s0'oaale
In Pittsburg the wings and democrats b,,..
against the know nothings, in reference to hs ua
cipal election. They have formed a "ct, ze nun
ket, with the present mayor at its head for = u
ton. 'etit
The Lowell Mass Journal says that w;t,,,
last month, letters containing drafts, notes , , lbs
ey to the amount OF several thousand dollars l..
been reported lost from the postofice of that el
Three hundred and tWenty-six revolutionarr.
sioners died during the past year. The numb, ~
on the pension list is only 1860 's' ASs
ex-governor Graham has introduced into Il.
ate Of North Carolina bill providing for tba es
convention to amend the constitution Of the St,.~
THERE'S a Washington rumor of negotiat;ann w.,
ing between Austria, Spain and the Unitea IT, psA4
the facts involved in which it is said, will H. sst
public in a few days. Asa
The New York Herald Of the 9th ut co,,.
some late, and what appears to be highly imaa.
tant Intelligence, from st. Domingo Gen. Gazanss,.
the nlted States commissioner, has, it seems ds~
ed II necessary TO address a strong protest to 4
French and English consuls at ST. Dolnlinpo n ~
are gov at that port several French and EnaEs
vessels of war, aud the commissioner states ths,
mas good reason to know that the agents Of tbs
tWo governments have, by various means aided
thus nenacing display Of an armed force before 4
capital, ovefawed and controlled the free action,
the dominican republic in its relations with tbel
States. he protests, in the name of his counr
against this breach of honorable faith towards
government, and against this unwarrantable .
cfoaehment upon the sovereign rights of an i1
pendent American power.
We find the following in the Baltimore SIM,
is stated that son Of Judge Kane, who on Tues1,,
reached his majority, will offer his services 70 +
president to go in search of his absent brotbs
Commodore Paulding tenders his services IN ~.
capacity the secretary of the navy may please tod.
signate. Lieut. Griffin, who commanded the Rs,
cue in the first expedition, also offers his serviras
as do many others The expedition will BE- mai,
up of volunteers
It's stated in the life of Horace Greedy, that Leo.
gett once discharged him from composites siino
ton on the Evening Post on account Of his soreav
appearance. Greely's first employment IN NV
4ork was obtained from W. T.. Porter ofthe SgrA,
who was then foreman of Vests printing Office IN
1888, Greedy started the Morning Post, the hrstpe.
ny paper in the world; it lived sixteen DAYS andbs
gat the New York Sun.
On the 28th Of September an earthquake tool
place at Hong Kong and Canton, but did no gsl
damage. At Ningpo an immense number Of junk
at the latest dates, blocked up the river, being part
ly unable to dispose of their cargoes, but more sa
orally deferred by fear Of pirates from venturHgu
to sea- The pirates thus feared are those empIye
by the Iaotae Sanqua to conquer the rebels
Shanghai, who are said to be assembled in grs
force i'll the Chusan group of islands, attackinga
destroying every craft, native or European, with
reach. Great fears were entertained Of their BEN
emboldened to attack Ningpo, in which case h
city would most likely fall into their hands
The Washington Intelligencer describes trave
ing wagon. which passed through that city ale
days ago on its way west, with stove in it tokes
the family warm, and at the same time to do III
cooking as they progressed. The stove pipe wen
up through the wagon cover and sent forth voluu
of curling smoke. The wagon started from nei
Winchester, Va. That's a goahead family
1t is said that col. Benton has done much by h
lectures at the north to give popularity to his pr
ject for railroad from the Missouri to the Pacif
He has announced that while in Boston be obtaine
the names of twenty -four Of the solid men Of til.
city IN aid Of his project and that the list bead
ed by the hon Abbot Lawrence.
1t is stated that Mr.. Sartige did not Join the Brit
ish remonsrance against the annexation of the Sane
wich islands to the United States.
Bishop Delaney, of western New York pronounce
protestant episcopal brotherhoods" and "siste
hoods to be needless, cumbersome, hazardOu
forming church within a church, and likely tob
come sectional, exclusive, and inimical party
ganization.
An old man by the name of Kinyon was arrests
at Syracuse, N. Y, lately upon the charge Of e
tracing money fiom letters which he had obtaint
from the postoffice by fraud.
1t Is stated that the authorities of New lo
have been requested by the Dominican governme
to inquire into the circumstances of a consplra
in that city to manufacture and exp
into the Dominican republic immense sums Of coa
terfeit money.
It is said that the Russian war has already ma
eleven thousand widows in England.
LIKE Sir Clair Trojan ayar en- th at slaiphS "a
over it.
Col. Woods Young, who served with dstlnctl
IN the Mexican war, lately died at Elijay, Georg
of a disease contracted during the campaign
The courthouse, postofice, and several dweln
at Statesvlle. Iredell county, North Carolina, We
destroyed by fire recently.
john Sapp, of Vandalia, Illinois, who gave
wedding supper to a company of friends last wee
was poisoned to death, and the entire compa
made sick, by some fend having mixed drug
the food.
1t is thought that two hundred thousand eI
grants will find their way into Texas during
present emigrating season. The Star State Is 9
IDENTIFY determined to take rank soon among theH
important States of the Union.
On the 9th ult., man known as Fred, who tel
a circular saw ct Allen d Iver's saw mill at ALI
ton, Missouri, fell straddle of saw and was
2tantly severed in two
III snort Time the bellows OF the great organ
fremont Temple, Boston, will be worked by siea
The engine and shafting are already set up.
At the port Of Chicago there are six stoame
twelve prepellers four barks, twenty briggs, nine'
one schooners, and two sloops. This fleet will
main in that port during the whole winter
The recent great fire in Philadelphia consumed
ancient building known as the Jefferson NigVa
In that building, jefferson wrote the declaration
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A paper has been started at Florence, Nebras
territory, which rejoices in the title of the no
Bottom. The cut on.the top of the paper represeel
a big Indian and under 1t appcar the names OF D