The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-07
..,,-.y .hat 10 have read for a long

- s9ua.an The two entered INTO conversation,
ys,le thus engaged, man came INTO I'M seo.e
III Shile bnrrv Complaining OF illness y ne al
a great naa that he thought it was the cholera,
4ced Que que come medicines. The self announced
Ia desifeu came forw ard and prescribed dose,
r nj ysciahl druggist administered. In a few mo
ben ,he atient appeared to be partially renewed,
Hens ~ ~ one OF his easy moments, inquired Ct
I'd, dafln;s how much he charged for his advice.
3be replied that on such occasions, Zee OF
|ahe d9csps Vas usual The sick man presented
&c doi ler hill The doctor had no change. The
IN dolla- requested to changeit, when broker,
Vas standing by, pronounced the ho.e Z eoun-
iehe fairs. the physician had particular business
tate - to in another quarter, while the sick man
at't erI recovered his health and was about
&spdosnt If the door, when the druggist seized him
collar but thinking it scarcely worth his trou-
IN ", w nrosecute, allowed him TO depart.
Rs NJ y 10 the last two months, says the Greenbo-
| tpsIahsma) Banner, "fiFe members OF one family,
Tg v C, Clement'sl residing in the Fork, flew
ss south of Eutaw, have died, the doctor and his
Ia ~ and two daughters married daughter, re-
iinp few miles off, also died with the same d 11
5s org tvnhod feyer-contracted at her fathers We
isrstand the impression prevails, that the disease
soused by large heap of cotton seed, winch nag
a y Jqposted not far from the dwelling house, and
I'm becoming very offensive, were moved ouS
l mi the process of moving the seed was gong on,
FhissJbnid fever broke out in the family, and i've
Psmbers, as also the married daughter referred
N
eN Washington Sentinel of the 18th ult., says,
sIe at the railroad station, yesterday afternoon,
vRa Dr. about twenty-four colored persons, of both
as the eldest forty years of age, under the care
NJ sei' 10 Scott esq. the executor of the late Miss
;, liaferro, of King William county, Virginia,
"" gilled their freedom, giving them each $50
w we're on their way to Mount Pleasant, Ohio,
~: miles from Wheeling, where they to be 10
pln ad among society Of quakers. They raised
h ,onch care by the deceased lady, and are repre-
,nsd by the executor to be both Intelligent and pos
VI SseJ al good morals.
"s enc Washington Globe reviews Washington r.
ipg's life Of Washington somewhat tartly, and
Tides by requesting the author to make some slight
6 amends to Jacob Y an Buren,, whom he calls Dal-
R rsty to gen Gates, whom he classes among place
rpnrs and profigate adventures, and to gen. Brad
"a lax, the British commander who for ninety seven
81 rssrs has slept in obscure and unhonored grave
## \ Virginia. The Globe thinks Mr.. Irving should
cuOte the good that Horace Walpole wrote of Brad
@ 1sk, as well as the bad.
al The Washington correspondent of the Orangeburg
sathron. thinks that Mr.. Hunter, Of Va, will be the
NJ danocratc nominee for the presidency. "a large
ootion Of the northern members to the convention
iii refuse to endorse the Nebraska bill The south
81 vI resist northern who did not vote for the
Hll the north will not take northern man who did
,ast compromise will be made. The north will
a accept southron man who voted for the billiard
The south will agree to pass the bill in silence
Thus base and venal trade will be struck upon the
ssgery question. In this event, Hunter will be rath
g the stronger man before the convention.
y The Columbia Carolinian, speaking Of the hon.
George Bancroft says: 1--WE understand this eminent
historian is engaged in an examination Of the histo-
ca archives Of our State and that he Intends be-
sdes to visit several of the revolutionary battle
fields of our upper country. He evidently regards
hsheroic struggle of the people Of South Carolina
inlISO-sl as Of vast Importance III determining the
result of the revolution. Than Mr. Bancroft there
ii historian Win hae mi ahi5inr faith ha
virtue and permanence of our popular institutions"
correspondent Of the an otes and Queries says
that the only words used in English for the frstday
1.-THE week, before the existence Of puritansm, were
auday and Lords Day. The former Of these ex-
PASSIONS was used by Saxon ancestors, with all
her Tentonic nations. The latter adopted from
tie christian form Of southern Europe. Sunday, in
Italian, still retains the Hebrew of Sabbath
Tile word for Sunday, in Russian, means resurrec-
ton-identfylng the day as the southern nations do
AOugh more significantly, with the great triumph
II the christian faith. Nf8
An undertaken was before the police magistrate,
Buffalo recently charged with unawfully detain-
nga dead body from the relative Of the deceased.
&c had buried it in the cemetery under instructions
md demanded the payment of the funeral expenses,
$3.50, before he would show where it was. The
trends of the deceased, persons from abroad, resist
u this claim, and had the undertaken arrested. He
vas held to bail. The complaint has been met on
spsrt by action against them for false mprison
neat.
The Chicago Tribune says that the French catho-
lie church of st. Louis, in that city, has lately got
into trouble with the bishop Of the diocess, whose
name s 0'Regan. The congregation is composed
Of French people, and until very recently has had
French priest who is described as person of learn
Ing, ability, and refinement For some reason,
which is stated the bishop has deposed the pas
rfrom the priesthood expelled him from the church,
mad appointed an Irish priest for the congregation,
who cannot speak word of French.
Henry Spohn revolutionary soldier, 80 years of
ge, died in Hermiker county, New York, on the
ath September. He commenced his military ca
at the age of sixteen and served as substitute.
His sister was shot by the Indians at the time of the
var, near the bridge between Mohawks and Hermit
kT Mr. easier, another revolutionary veteran, died
It German flats on the 18th ultimo, at the adyan-
ad age of 95 years. He was present when Butler,
the tory, was shot by an Indian. He also helped to
st the picket abouts the fort at Hermiker.
A man named Hugh Carregan, living in West
moreland county, Virginia, lately murdered his wife
and attempted to burn her body in pile of wood on
his farm. He had been married to her only about
two years, though he was so or 60 years old. The
circumstances exceed in atrocity those of the
celebrated Webster case at Boston, some years ago.
The monster was arrested and committed to prison
while IN the act of burning the body, and was only
captured after struggle
An indignation meeting held short time
since at Newburyport to protest against the use OF
castor oil in the common schools of the town. It APP
pears that to unruly children dose Of castor oil
and mustard was administered-the little ones be-
Ing frequently held down the floor while the de-
coction was forced into their mouths. The brutes
who originated the plan should for each dose admin
istered to child be compelled to swallow double
quantity Of calomel and jalap.
During the recent trial of man named Mcdonald
in hampshire county, Va, for murder, it was OBJ,
served that there three witnesses between whom
there was close resemblance as to render it diff
felt ito distinguish one from the other On inqui
~ turned out thaS they were brothers, and all
came into the world at the same time.
curious custom prevails in Paris of annually
ptoc!aming the king Of the pumpkins, and Of ma
king solemn procession in honor of the largest
vegetable Of the species which can be discovered -
The king" of the present year was grown at st,
Aande, and weighed 34S pounds, being little less
Than seven feet in circumference.
splendid pair of chandeliers for the emperor of
'apan being portion of the presents authorised by
LIE United States government, were, the 9th inst,
put aboard the United States steamship San Jacn-
70, at New York, from the establishment of L. V.
a1iaughwout, to be forwarded to their destination
'aey are In bronze and gilt, and cost about $500.
Inc discovery of process whereby plaster of Pa
rs can be converted into marble of any color, the
Aew ork Mirror thinks is destined to create great
revolution in branch Of trade and industry 1t
has been examined, the Mirror says by leading build
efs and marble workers and pronounced the desder-
alum.
A letter writer from Cincinnati, says that the com
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