The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-31

Pr ~ Il turned out, however, .iias -. NV
rach - = because he had wife living at the time.
rsrrF her he s,1it he saws e.Barkis is willing,
ansN'eI wont allow 1t" and the lady can only de-
but the ts,lsIment Of his engagement by an act con-
y rosna d n,ores The question then arises; nv nat
s pono has the lady sustained in not beng married
damages 70 nan?n There is subtlety of casuls-
mar .asted bv this, which the chief baron HIM
III 5ags 81 like to encounter. and an arbitration
TEL aiu .o.nmended It is a nut which Phlladel-
sas Ter might perhaps be able to crack;
hls "a ~ ;naoo Press mentions that few days ago
IN Inc |nsr1ed Andrew Grunderson, died in that
nisei, the effects Of the miserable food his ava
riy lto relled him to eat and because he would not
rice Uedcines or have physician, lest he should
tsha.ed upon to pay the expense, Since a ms death
be CANE saen ascertained that he had $4,000 deposited
has and owned block in the western division
q IL oa He left no WILL and had several respect
Othe ei5a ren WHO, when he was ILL focked to his
aoe and relieved his suffering all they could.
Mr. Pischop, for many years cltizen o. 81 Gene
a MI M. Missouri died on the 23d ult He was often
s 'essd by persons there, who were acquainted with
s oarIv escapes, of having belonged to Latttes
pa and fought under that pirates nag. Inc
a Srge was never denied, and has consequently as
ssnned the shape Of truth. As ne was, however,
d sui industrious, and law abiding citizen, no one
A. gobt IL NECESSARY to interfere with him lie had
ho5nearance of weather-beaten soldier, and has
hs Xxi hands bore the marks Of many thought
battles. .a, - 1i.;ra4io, are illustrated I, tbe
Ief school district in Cornish, n. e.. against
ea1e I romjngs for the recovery OF an old broken
AE,e 4toye worth probably from 80 Is cents The
o oa Of common pleas, at Newport gave verdict n
Il coa If the district, giving sl3l damages. The
fatG carries with it taxable costs amounting in all
rea than five hundred dollars, say nothing of
10 amount expended hich cannot be taxed to the
defeated parry 49,, 5 49, H. T::,
r.ornsl for November and December delivery of
Wv At "a Is gross, but holders asking
P n The Cincinnati Gazette thinks that the open
no rates will reach 81 per hundred net: Packers
s mt willing make contracts at this figure, and
here are no sellers at very much lower rates.
"Sspty very little being done for future delivery
Each year to bring It's peculiar disease, dis
inctly defined in its character. Last We had
ehora throughout the country; this year fevers in
their several varieties seem to peryade Yellow,
bIious, typhoid and fever and ague have run,
n@rnduced we presume, by the excessive wet wealth
r We understand fever and ague has obtained
sodhold in Allegheny city, and species of typhoid
tsrer in this city. Throughout the west feyers are
norted to prevail to great extent Pittsburg Post.
Two boxes have been received from the q States
land Office at Dubuque, 1owo, purporting to contain
so5 600 each in gold; but when opened they were
found to contain leaden bullets, on layers of sheet
lad. They were received through the American
rnress company. Efforts are making to discover
hs nerpetrator Of the fraud. The boxes were exact
rounterparts of those usually received from the land
A young lady named Hood, while combing her
hair, few weeks ago, met with horrible accident
in the factory in which she was employed at Me-
GAINESVILLE, Buck county, Pa. She had thrown her
tresses backwards when they were caught by the
machinery, and, with part Of the scalp, torn from
her head Her hands and arms were also badly la
cerated in her endeayors to disengage herself from
the machinery.
The hon Thomas McCarty, one Of the pioneers OF
Michigan and one Of the first settlers Of Saginaw
Fl county, died few days ago Mr.. McCarty, in COM
pany with his father, emigrated from Boston. He
ha4besn a resident of Saginaw county just twenty
five years on the day Of his death. In 1850 he was
elected to represent the county in the State legisa
FW. Thomas. the author of tClinton Bradshaw, =
and long resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, is sale
TO be preaching the gospel in Bloomington, Illinois
He was some years ago professor in the Alabama
university and lost his place account Of his in
temperance.
The methodist church has suffered heavily by thu
fever at Norfolk. She has lost of her ministers
than any other. The rev. Anthony Dibrell, Vernon
Eskridge, and Stephen W. Jones have successfully
fallen They fell manfully and heroically and thei
deeds will be treasured in the memories Of their fe
low
The New York Times says that the great body O
the drinking mob of that city have substituted lager
beer for the poisoned brandy and hot whiskey which
they used to mbibe. The Times congratulates the
public on this amelioraion in the character Of thu
hibulation of that metropolis.
Between 1910 and 1914, there were twenty three
altogether, two hundred and seventy years. VIVA
either great nation has gained by them has not We
been clearly shownexcept disease. death and debt
three DIS which man oughtto steer clear of.
The late Joseph P. Fairbanks. of Johnsbury, Yer
mont beaueathed ten thousand dollars to Middebur,
college, ten Thousand dollars to constitute fund 70
the support of aged and infrm ministers, and lik
sum in aid of poor young men preparing Tor tn
ministry
The Rochester Democrat states that an America
protestant lady of that city few weeks since, Ell
tered the pale Of Judaism, and on the following Sur
day she was married according to the Jewish ritua
to descendant Of Abraham
The Cahawba (Alabama) Citizen says negro BIO
belonging to A. G Mobley, esq, near Athens in tn;
county was struck with lightning on Monday las
while catching water from the gutter at the corne
Of the house He lived about an hour.
Accounts from different sections of South Caroline
sswell as from Georgia and Alabama, represent tn
Young cotton as in the most hourishing condition
and those well informed upon the subject predict ths
the present will be the largest crop ever yet made
The Young mems christian association OF Me-
York, proposed to hold mass meeting on the lot
of October, to make arrangements to raise funds
support the children made orphans by the yellow II
yer at Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Thebishop of London has interdicted the perform
ance of concerts of sacred music in church, on II
ground of the indecency Of making any charge Il
admission to an edifce devoted to divine worship
according to the forms Of the established church.
ter in California, who was reported to have been
millionaire, was defanlter to upwards of two mi
lions of dollars. Instructions went by the last steam
or to commence suit against his estate.
The result Of the Philadelphia election is attrib
ted to the combination Of democrats and Maine
quor law advocates
In that city the democrats have elected the sheri
register and clerk 81 the orphans court by major
ty of from 1000 to 1900
The governor Of Virginia has set apart the 18th
November as day Of humiliation fasting and pra
err for the people of that State.
jackson, the teAmerican Deer beat Frost. Il
English Stag at foot race near London, recen
ly. jackson ran five miles in 26 minutes.
The cotFee-houscs were all closed at Cincinnati
the day of the election, and orderly electi'
was never known i'll that city.
AT late agricultural fair in Greene county, Ne
York native wine was exhibited which was prove
equal to amy Madeira, by competent judges.
The Townsville (Ga) Enterprise says: "a &C
respondent from Telfar county writes US that on Il
4th inst, John Quinn, of that county, eloped wi
Miss Martha Wilcox. the daughter of Woodson w
cox, of Telfair county, and carried her into Cot
county to the house of Mr.. John Hill, where thu
were married by Alex Mobley justice of the j
ferior court. After they had been united the yout
full couple started for the house Of the bridegroom
father; but while passing small creek on the roa
John Quinn, the bridegroom, was shot in the ba
and instantly killed His wife went back to t