The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-14

coachman of the late John Quincy Adams. The
party left Indianapolis weeks ago, to seethe
country and visit their friends in Georgetown width
or they have gone.
Although they have had a long and tiresome Jour
ney they can congratulate themselves that they have
arrived i'll safety; steamboat blow-uPs or rail
road collisions endangerng their lives, nor the mere
idea Of such casualties causing them to quake with
fear.
Henry Wilson, the new senator from Massachu-
Sets has again defined his position" the slave
~ question. He says he fully recognizes the doc
trlue of state rights set forth in the Virginia and
kentucky resolutions Of 1898, and in It's applica-
ton TO slavery.
Sixteen years ago, Manchester, N. H.. sand
baHk-now, each day, it manufactures 30 miles Of
Goth, sheetings, shirtings tickings, denins, de
LANES, etc. 5000 seamless bags, and six tons of news
and book paper, besides innnmerable articles that
We will not partcularize at present.
An English publication upon the culture OF the
apple tree, remarks that Gin every perfectly ripe APP
pie there will be found one or two perfectly round
seeds, the others having more fiatted sides.
HE round ones produce the improved fruit, and the
nat ones viii produce the crab
The editor Of the Quitman Mss Inteligencer is
informed that marriage extraordinary occurred on
Monday week, Just across the Mississippi line, on
board the railroad cars, while at full speed. The
paFles We're Mr.. Milton Bell and Miss Eliza Castl-
10, both of Wayne county, Miss and the moose was
scientifically adjusted by ~ ]. Moody, esq, who
happened to be present.
According to the London Times, the isthmus Of
Aerekop is not has heen supposed, the only prae
ucabe avenue to the Crilaea, tfor the Russian gov
ernnent had constructed the shadows Of the
oiTash, or Purid sea, another great military road to
The Crmea, effectualy that it is actually the bet
Ter road of the two, and quietly that western Eu
rope never heard aword about the NATTER This
road we are told, was commenced nine or ten years
ago. upon bridges and yiaduets, and was completed
considerable time before the outbreak OF the war.
Louis Napoleon, emperor Of France i'll answer to
memorial of the protestants in that country, pray
ing tor permission to exercise the rights of eonsci-
ehee n matters of religion, replied through his min
1ser q worship that lie recognised the rights Of
liberty Of conscience in his subjects, but not liberty
OF worship"
Ihe working men Of New York have been holding
another meeting to hear the report Of committee,
t VINO had been appointed to prepare memorial to
INC State Legislature The report Of the committee
Proposes plan for organising throughout the Uni
In, Tor the purpose Of securing the enactment Of
laws by congress, prohibiting all further traffic IN
tiie public domain, and distributing it in limited
daahtlles tothe actual settlers, and BY the several
2.aes limiting the quantity Of land that any person
SAali hereafter acquire.
it appears from the last annual report that there
,e so0t common schools in Pennsylvania attended
qy 1855 scholars, III charge Of i 800 teachers.
ne cost Of teaching each scholar is 43 cents per