The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

IN town but for the last ten months, under the name
III VIM. Bowers, he has been conrting q girl, while
E family during the time lived only two streets
Mant from her, and the two females often attended
lin same church. No suspected him till two
j ~ were heard to dispute whether his name was
Sc 5sewers or Farfeld-one asserting that it was Bow
NH% and that he was counting such girl and the
NE that it was Fairfield, and that lie lived with
- wife at such number the same street, which
Ssduced the mother of the girl to call one evening
%here his family said to be living, and where
~ ~ actually found him with his wife
gss Wbile engaged in excayatlng recently upon the
af;lyauke and Lacrosse railroad, Schesencer-
zsIle. Iowa, the workmen came upon the petrifed
Il sn,ans of an Indian, and with the remains some
Il sngular relics of olden times. The BODY was per
saEant not having suffered by decay His height at
present day, would be glgantlc-lneasuring some
dn feet two inches. On his breast was plate of
asoppcr, on which were engraved numerous heroglv-
Rnhies the meaning of which can hardly be managed
I'M there they are record of the past Gould these
I 1ieroglyphics be reid they might, perhaps unveil
conc Of the mystery which hangs like dark cloud
Il nyer the history of the red man. An of con-
sderable strength and curious construction also
aound with him, and especially invites the attention
sAf antlquarians. r
2 The state department, in its general instructions
ID consuls, states that it is flly established by
y Iudical decisions on the continent, and by the
spinions of the best modern authorities there that
Heonsus do not enjoy the diplomatic privileges ac-
borded to the ministers of foreign powers; that in
fheir personal affairs they ustifable by the To-
kal tribunals for offences, and subject to the same
secourse Of execution other resident foreigners:
bnd that they cannot pretend to the same personal
inyobility and exemption from Jurisdiction as TO
reign ministers enjoy by the law of nations
s# The volcanic repeating pistol is the name of a
sewlv invented fire arm in New haven Itcarries a
ArGie or concal ball in rifle barrel, and will put
II through it is said, three inch plank at distance
IF ninety rods. The receiving tube viii hold ten
al cartridges, and be deposited in two seconds
Of time. The pistol may be discharged thirty times
fifty seconds Il s 50 contrivad That it is not LA
eaps and no reco The powder and ball are inclosed
I'm the same metallic cover
ID Dr. PoWell, OF kentucky, has lust preached new
aud curious theory upon the subject of human tenn
Speraments lie maintains it to lie a law of human
e, that when parents are both Of the same c,Dpera
@ment, that is-haye the same complexion the same
average of the physical and intellectual health et,
their children must either die yoang or grow mn i'm
beetle IN mind deformed in body OF feeble in constj
opposite temperanents, characteristics, etc their off
Spring are of necessity sound able intellectually,
Energetic and physically capable
The physicians of Bangor, Maine, nave held
meeting to decide on what course they shall nprsue
n regard to the granting of certificates for the nur
chase OF lquors-no sales being allowed i'll the CITY
without aphysican's certificate. They unanimous
by resolved That regarding the welfare Of the com
immunity and ur reputation, and desiring to protect
ourselves from the entreaties and imposition Of he
inebriate, we will only give prescriptions Of s,ch
liquors to patients and families under our CHARGE
when in our Judgment they are needful; and that
we will in every instance specify the quantity to be
ellVered and Tor our services wall require the same
remuneration as for ordinary prescriptions
man in GAINESVILLE, New York, addicted to in
Temperance, committed suicide by drowning last
week having first written an acc$unt of his self des
tructlon and sealed it in champagne bottle which he
pet afoat IN the river 1t was labelled his .last dy-
ng will and testament, and told his friends where
hey would find his body. Poor fellow, an empty
bottle and drowned body were the very natural
Reflects of his course Of life and the only property
left for him to bestow
The Washington Star understands that the sales
o the public domain in the fort des Moines iowa
public land district this have been tremen-
dous Exclusive Of the lands taken up there with
oon,ty iahd warrants in the moth Of May last they
amounted to an aggregate of $500 723 So and in
June to $244, 703 g. These Transactions are mn
precedented in that quarter
The Dixon 1llinois) Telegraph Of the 18th ult.,
relates the case OF man named Itoardn1an residing
In Whitesde county, who went to Chicago got mar /
ped, and on his way home thai day, put up at a
tavern Next morning he got up, and telling his
wife to go to sleep, he would be gone some time
ett the room He was found short time after
yards hanging to a tree corpse No cause for the
suicide was apparent to his friends @ a .r. --
! The Newark Daily Advertiser proposes that a
national day for the thanksgiving, Joy, and festvi-
y, be appointed this year, All appropriate &C d
to "the Giver OF every good and per-
ect gill;, in view of the bountituiness of the late
harvest.
Il is stated that count Kaznski, Hugo Lpi, doct
Langlois and R. Rudelias, recently acquitted on
harges of violation Of the neutrality laws have each
actions for damages in $4,000 against
aptain Clark, of the United States cutter Campbell
or illegal detention and Imprisonment.
One OF our worthy farmers measured stalk of
orn one morning, lately; at nine o'clock, and upon
leasuringit the next morning atthe same hour, he
ras surprised to find that it had grown ten and a
alf inches in the "a hours Winchester Va Rep
On the glorious fourth of July all the American
essels in the port of Liverpool had their flags fly
ag, and their ships decorated in the gayest manner
fanny Of the American houses in The town also hoist
d the star spangled banner
The methodist protestant church of north Illinois
ropose to hold a conventional mass meeting in Cen
re Grove Bureau county, Illinois, the 18th inst.
9 agree upon some plan for separating said church
rom its connections with slavery.
Among the marriages recorded at the city regis
er's office in Boston, Massachusetts, within few
avs, is that of colored man Of 40 to white girl
t 10 years. .......m :....I lM#
The United States Medical Association intend
ontrtbutlng block to the Washington monument
is proposed that it be Representations of Hippo
rates, on being sent for by the ng of Persia be
be court physician, replied back-"Tell your master
hat am rich enough-that honor will not permit
ne to succor the enemies of Greece
The Prusslan government is looking well to its u
rms Orders have been given to- convert, as soon as
ossibe, $4,000 weapons of the cid system into Min
lie rifles. As as this is accomplished 10000
theirs are to be altered after the same fashion.
echanic in Zelle has taken contract binding him
Elf to deliver 10000 rifle sights within year.
The Paris newspapers contain accounts of two
eaths from the irritation (Which produced slight
orasion of the skin) of the common tiy appears
lat the flies had been feeding putrid matter, and
cath superinduced in the same way as it some
mes occurs in the medical profession from negli-
ence or accident in the dissecting room.
W. W. Guthrie, esq., local steamboat inspector at
incinna, has compiled very carefully full list of
eamboat disasters the southern and western
vers for six months, ending june 30th 1855 From c
is it appears that thirty nine boats were totally
st. The estimated damage to the boats about
''o,7OO and to thu. cargoes ST. ,2a9 $780, Thirty one
YES were lost
"A "boot backing associations for charitable pur-
oses, IS the latest institution announced in New
ork. Not to be behind hand. w propose joint .
ock pecan cracking company, ,he proceeds to be APP
oprlated to the relief of Suffering humanity :
aong the editorial professions about these times.
hon subscribe?
a socialist association in Monmouth county, N. (
has been broken up, and the! domain is to be sold
October next, whereat the New York Tribune {
ourns. These abortive attempts we should sup =
se have been sufficiently numerous to convince !,
greatest simpletons Of their after impracticabty
Gov Clark, Of New York, has committed the sen Il
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