The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-28
~. philadelphia inquirer has the following on
Th Zeal condition Of the city: Philadelphia

pei - are uttered on all sides anu Dy AL classes.
hJih.. warrants are advertised by the brokers as
The e gig sold below par, and deprecated cur
bOns r this character the extent OF hundreds OF
rne5 snds Of dollars has been issued AL this = /
thoasa hla. nav 1t il disgracefnl. Not few Of the i
~ officers have been unable TO OBTAIN paynens q
thel and various other departments Of The 10
Ia the ment are in similar condition Werepeat,
es shlic are becoming impatient as we'll a. indig
ihs I'D vet her credit and her character are trfed
nsls, broagh the agency Of disreputable squabbe
IN the Nav York Tribune has the following rather
~ Mar paragraph. We had supposed that the
Of internal improvement projected ~ that State
F@A bouud to set her ahead, and keep her ahead -
vt vt Tribune says "Thatt tendency Of State
nndeed in absolute population and wealth, but SO
nO ~ regards her position in the Union, IS down
~ ~ ia fact in reference to which not doubt can
Il ssa seriously be entertained Our neighbors now
@ Idtv proclaim that she IS in decine-that under
s%e EXISTING commercial policy the decline must con
.inne-that the time is fast approaching when she
mai become but secondary star in the bright ga
n isrr of which the Union is composed, and unhapPi
u - the facts upon which this anticipated is based
81 tsof such character admits, SO far can
81 ;adge, Of no serious attempt at contradiction
The editor of the American Medical Gazette estl-
-stes that physician il required for every 100
u Labitants. This would give 80, 900 in the ma
in ~" 1t is probable that the average life of phys
t il not thirty years after he enters his pro-
e e's Hence it follows by computation, that the
aste by death alone, is one thousand physicians
' But more are lost by change of business than
e4ath: and this loss might be estimated without
Iteration at 300 We have, then, an actual loss
q 400 physicians annually which must be made
Again, the increase Of population in The United
Ses is about 100000 year, which it requires an
iorrease of 600 physicians to supply. There are,
.koraforc actually required twenty-thre hundred
u MUSICIANS III the United States yearly TO meet
his we have only 400 graduates from the schools,
and about 30U foreignefs making in all 700, and
t,to1 I44in are j,r,
ned BY irregular practitioners.
One Of the New York Journalistic San-enters
into calculation Of the amount Of money required
,Odress the fashionable ladies Of that city, and it
fgures out that will truly be surprising:
There are i'll New York and Brooklyn less than
1000 ladies whose dress bills will average
aly 3 900 EACH ten million of dollars for all
There are 5000 more whose dress expenses will av-
erage Il 900 each five millions Of dollars for the
Whole number. and five millions more would not
cover the dress expense of those whose bills average
ecery wear from $500 to $500. Thus at low esti-
mate The annual cost of dressing fashionable la
dies is twenty millions of dollars. Perhaps we
conld not exceed the truth If we estimated thetota
annual cost Of dressing and jewelng the ladies of
New York and its vicinity, at from thirty to forty
millions of dollars"
correspondent Of the Spirit Of the Times, writing
from Paris under date of May 3lst, remarks on the
sate of the London horse market as follows: La
dies saddle horses are not to be had, neither are
carriage horses which will surprise you. In thir-
teen days search could not find decent pair for
sale at any price If this war lasts another year. the
Europeans will be importing horses from Amer
lea and it would be well worth the attention of our
farmers and breeders raise large horses fit to draw
heavy carriage, or carry heavy Good sad
die horses for gentlemen are still be found by pay
ing for them; first rate one stands you $500"
Utica IN. " paper states that gentleman is now
in that city purchasing carriage and saddle horses
orthe Paris market 5 .tFsg g
NJ Landolfi, surgeon chief Of the Neapoltan
N.Y. is asserted to have seemingly cured cancer by
the topical application of the chloride of bromine
continuation with several other chlorides according
tOthe following formula Chloride Of bromine three
parts; chloride zinc, two parts; chloride antimony,
one part; powdered liquorice, sufficient to make a
paste The surrounding parts are protected by an
ointment Of drachn Of ehIoroforn to an ounce of
lard NJ. Landolf has been allowed six beds at La
satpetriere, to test the efficacy of his remedy
DR.. John Ware, distinguished Boston physician,
who has lately returned from tour in Europe has
published his views ON the comparative skill and
proficiency at the medical profession in Europe and
this country. He thinks that in the scholastic per-
fiction Of education America is far in the arrear
bat in that of discipline which prepares for the
emergencies of real life, and consequently for the
qualifications necessary to actual management of dis
ease, we second to none.
On Sunday week some children playing in the
house of George W. Angel, of Bedford, Michigan,
discovered smoke coming up through the boards and
gave the alarm, when the boards removed, and
mouse's nest discovered into which the little animal
had dragged friction match. The match had prob
ably been ignited by the movements Of the mouse.
and but for It's timely discovery must have caused
serious fire.
l. Mr. Brentwood, according to the London Quarter
Review has stated his belief that, by long expo
sure heat not exceeding that Of boiling water,
25 degrees, timber is brought into such condition
that it will ignite without light The time which
the process of descotation is going until 1t ends
Ill spontaneous combustion is, he thinks from eight
tot ten years. Pipes for heating buildings by steam
should therefore, be clear of all wood work and resi-
on metal brackets only.
Henry S Vaughan, the carpenter of the steamship
Sonora, was arrested in New York on the 9th inst
He is charge with stealing coin and gold ingots K
the value of $4,000 on board the Sonora. L ap
pears that coin and ingots to the amount OF 27 0Ut
was missing and that after strict search ,O0t
was discovered hid away in the vessel. Vaughan
tits suspected knows where the remainder can be
found. He was taken before the United States com
missioner, who held him to bail IN the sum OF SIX
teen thousand dollars. s5@a6t 49,
We learn from the Lynchburg Virginian, that the
number of students at the university OF Nlrg
MIA is four hundred and eighty, and that the full
number this session, will probably reach i've hun
dred and fifty This is decided increase on the last
or any former session.
We gratified to learn that the present session
of the Alabama university opens auspiciously. Witt
an able faculty, and with general advantages sur
passed by but few institutions in the country, 1T
progress must be upward and onward. .sg
Every southern man must be pleased to notice tina
the number of southern students at northern col
eges is growing small by degrees and beautiful,
Less Mont gomery Adv.
We are indebted to E. Sanborn, Of Andover, TO
specimens Of some queer productions of nature.
They are called vegetable eggs and look for all TIL
world, in shape size and general appearance liz
Shanghai or goose eggs. DIR. Sanborn informs us
that the seed came from the patent office at Wash
ington The plants new production, and yer
bright ornament in the garden. If planted by
shrub or tree which is not more than fifteen fee
high, the vine will run to nearly it wit
apparent production of the Shanghai or goose
Boston jour.
Needy johnson recently elected governor Of Cali
forna, is the son If an Indian squatter; emigrate
to California in ls49 drove mule team TO aud fror
the mines for some time after his arrival; commence
the practice of the law, and is now, in his thirtie
year, the governor of the State.
fashionable wedding took place at doct. Adams
church, Washington square, New York, On the 25t
ult A large representation Of upper tendon wa
present. A feature Of the affair was the perform
ance of the s'Wedding march, from the sProphete,
by the organ, and the overture Of the Semeramide
The Henry Clay festive association Of New Yorl
have resolved TO celebrate Henry Clay's birth da,
the 18th of April, by public dinner, &c.
The Little town Of Scion, Chic, with pepalatie
of only 1874, manufactures two hundred and ffl
tons of cheese per annum
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