The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-04
The Nashville (T} Banner, of a recent date, says.


aTorkmen have been employed zor some weeks past
,,,ting new timbers under thu wire suspension
Fridge across the Cumberland al this City. gester
-5av between and o'clock, Fl. NJ, as six horse
u:gon, known as the Gallatin Jacket loaded with
rroeeries was going across on tile bridge, and when
sr fhe centre; some Of the timers broke, precipi
lotine the wagon and team, together with buggy
=: wRich 4 gentleman named Hall was riding, and
roral BOYS into the river beliw. About 100 feet
- The bottom Of the bridge vert down with them.
The cables are all safe and sound Mr.. Hall esca-
IN With drenching and bu4 little damage; the
povs and the driver of the wagon also got out of the
later safe the driver being thA only one hurt.
II his legs were broken. The wagon. buggy and
-ses are total loss There Inlay have been other
ersops on the bridge, but if there were, and they
Fant down. nothing has TRANSFERRED as yet concern
w., them. The bridge is very melancholy looking
Eek, but can be easily and rapidly repaired.
TIE Rochester Union is accountable for the fol
Icing. "a farmer of westerl New York married
tr second wife lady whose personal charms and
Jnrestic virtues in quite an unequal proper
.;on Among other freaks, she had, whenever cross
cd in any of her little concetsy decided penchant
Cor suiclde-at least, she often limited at this
lang contemplated remedy for the oftrecurrng ills
of married life Taking offence, time, at some
supposed domestic indignity, she donned her very
best rig and seeking convenen mt place for the expe
riment slipped her neck into moose arranged con-
yenently for the purpose ane thus suspended, She
awaited further Developments AS expected, her
husband soon made his appealan near the terrible
scene, and was neither long ior ceremonous in re-
l;eying his beloved from her great peril. She was
not SO far gone however, as to be speeches., and
claiming, rather spitefully "Sthphen, Stephen don't
uss my rutffes SO Tor there Fl be great many to
coo me to- morrow z5
A correspondent of the Petersburg Express wr-
ting from Emory and Henry college, Washington
county, Virginia gives the full details of an outrage
which was perpetrated al the residence of Mr. Cane
Of Scott county, on the 23d ult. E. S. Kane ESQ.,,
rria1 On he mr. inns n efo II
Anderson, of Scott, and the evening in question
party was given at his residence, which was very
largely attended. At a late hour in the evening,
many Of the persons became suddenly i'll, ard gen
eraI CONSERVATION prevailed. Physicians were i'm
mediately sent for, who soos ascertained that the
sickness confined to those who had partaken of
some custard which was among the things prepared
for the occasion; and on analysing this it was found
tobe strongly impregnaed with arsenic. The cor
respondent continues: have been unable to obi ain
the nares of the parties, but regret to state that at
latest accounts some twenty 5r twenty five of those
who partook of the poison We're not expected to live
The young and beautiful bride was among the mum
Der most seriously affected.
As yet, my informant statas no one has been sus-
pecteG the servants being all sick, they had also
eaten freely of the poisoned delicacy. The greatest
CONSERVATION and excitement prevails in Scott and
the adj acent counties, and persons were too much
overcome at the idea of such wholesale taking of
human life to institute any investigation, or adopt
for the detection Of the villain villains who
perpetrated this horria deed
A new kind of war rocket has been invented by
Mr.. Isaac Edge, sen, pyrottchnist, of Jersey city
The Congreve rocket, now in use by the allies in
the eastern war, is balanced by pole which it has
been found impossible hitherto to dispense with and
at the same time preserve tie range Of the rocket
Mr.. Edge, the Sentinel says, by his invention dis
penses entirely with the pole and yet maintains his
range for miles. This powerful rocket will throw
an line distance OF two miles, having double pro
il,tr I,,,, u -
degrees from two muzzes on the head and tail Its
destructive bomb is fastened in the centre and aim
ucan be taken with great precision. Some public ex
Perments will soon be made with this instrument
from which great results are expected.
Ii the of the State of Georgia VS.. Russell NJ
futile, tried before the superior court of Chatham
county in that State the 22d ult the Indictment
charged the prisoner with having swindled S. A.
driggs out of $500 in money The counsel for the
prisoner asked the court to instruct the jury that
,oaHk bills were not comprehended in the general
serm money, but that money meant only coin, which
instruction the court Counsel having been heard on
both sides) gave; and the evidence having shown
was bank bills that the prisoner received he was
found not guilty.
The captain and owners Of the steamer Frank Lv-
on was sued in New Orleans by Mr., James F. Boyd.
The following statement of the cause Of action and
the resultji from the Picayune:
The plaintiff sued TO receiver S., $50, being the
value of apackage Of bank notes, which he alleges
in safety and deliver at lake Providence but which
they failed to do, although the package was duly
delivered to their care. The case was tried by u-
ry Verdict in favor cf the plaintiff for the full
amount claimed
Inthe British house Of commons, on the 22d ult
motion byafr. Henry Berkeley for "leave to bring
in bill to the votes If the electors of Great
Britain and Ireland to be taken by way of ballot at
parliamentary elections" was reected-yeas l66,
nays 2l8. The ballot question gains ground slowly
but steadily. Not long ago, no such vote could be
obtained in thecommons i'll support of such motion
Among thosevwho supported Mr.. Berkeley's motion,
on this occasion, notice the of several Of
the present ministry. .-..
At the celebration Of the battle of Kings noun
tain, at YorkHille S. c. the 4th of October next,
hon. John S. Preston, of South Carolina, and Judge
Badger, of North Carolina, to be the orators.
The governorssana citizens Of Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Kentucky sand Tennessee, are invited to at
tend sa
The aggregate receipts Of Barnun's baby show
for the first yeaays, it is said amounted to about
1894 Tell usswhether bumbug is not the best
paying science out. t
Married:
At Philadelphia; On the 14fh ut, by the rev E. II
Chaplin, ARNOLD ESa1E to Miss ELIZA c.. daughter
ofcol Robert G. Nelis of thar city and grand daugh
ter of gen. George N ellis, Of Fort Plain, Montgom
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