The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-28
General Intelligence

~ news ~ importance. MIddling cot. but nv
At ~ @s4c Flour, 50 25@sl5 as IS rs,assss
Aid. with Dan Rlee,s circus on board ne IT,,
sng a 10 ra the falls and the company
New YoRK, FEB 2l.-The Coll;,.
tic, has arrived here, with mails fra s'eansii,
Saturday, the 10th inst Her ints ei LgennJ4
week later than that brought by tbs ! ggence iRse
The reports of the condition Of tbe I sla
ket do not show any improvement sinae
ture of the Asia S'lce The H.
There was only moderate busines, ~
and the sales of the week did not exeesJ se n
According to the quotations, the nsa., SeJoe5
unchanged prices, but they were ea ",set eoss
inclined to rule in favor Of the buyer 'aeel II
Trade at Manchester and in the -
districts generally remained in much H.
dition as at last adviees, the state Of " sane
market continuing its effect upon them @e llFegS
The Liverpool breadstuff market is Fem,
cent? u0n at the ea sp or sa to sapd at
The new ministry has been formed ;nn
The only changes consist in the retiraa Anglaat
earl Of Aberdeen, lord John Russell and alIetdA
Newcastle; lord Pammure, who was for,a as dasps
war Office as the hon. Fox Maule, as mn;s.g III
Numerous explanations have been mas letdrs
ament between the old and new min;a. aue alss
ing the course which had been pursued V;is' atel
duet of the war. III The d
Parliament had voted $4,000, 900 as N,
navy estimates, and afterwards adjourned o qsdls
instant. aeS
The queen has issued proclamation s.,.,
the building or dispatches of enemy's SHIN rH0at
Admiral sir Charles Napier asserts thu -,
was in the Baltic sir James Graham vro ese SAsl
him to beware of the Russian fortressasS pesq
to risk the safety of the feet aAa d
FIJI :
by frost, is reported TO have weakened tba add
Sebastopol. The intensity of the winter e' " Sqss
was believed to Be disappearing. l'' A'FHs
Ramors were current that prince Mens.ba ;,
received orders from St. Petersburg to aaaa ID
toria and Bolaklava. lQls
More troops were being dispatched 10 lo n,
both from England and France. NC 'tlEa
great contest was expected to take n,,,.
on the lower Danube. F'4's Se
The Russians are reported to have compla,o3,
works at Bomargund suA &
Austria is said to have resolved to rspev h..
position for the mobilization of the feder, 4a p
gents s'a'a
According to the latest dispatches from w.
the conference between the Representatives a,s
several hostile powers was expected to be- os,.
Immediately. 'FA
A French army is about to pass THROUGH ,....
W ShpSA Poi otC4atlOiIS dlllSt huSSId b.g
recton. S
English missionaries and Jews have been o,I,
to be banished from Poland. "asS
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-In the senate to.d,,
proceedings were of no Importance and of M .a$
raj interest. sur
In the house, on motion to persist in the mass;
of the French spoliation bill, notwthstandrs+ n!
veto of the president, the vote was ll3 yeas ssa y
nays. This majority not being two-thirds af 4 I
whole vote, the bill was finally lost. ~'
In substance, the presidents objection Va, ;,
follows:-Ihat the claims not having been ps;J h.
fore, the assertion of their being due was an inr
tation on the honor of the country,-that tba XII
was disgrace to the country in as much as 1 ~
posed to compound for less than the amount aIaFnS
to be due, that no president had ever recommends
the payment of those claims, and that no government
ever assumed payment Of them
The message occupies four columns Of tbe IrDio,
y February 2D.-The senate day passed senate,
OWNS Pacific railroad bill.
Gen. Cass made a speech explaining the dino.
matte history between himself and lord Clarendon
NEW YoRK, FEB. 16.-Private adyees from Ion
don say that lord John Russell's resignation va
owing to the refusal of the earl of Aberdeen tore
call Raglan, the British commander in the Crime
Lord Palmerston agrees with lord John Russell an
refuses to accept an offer of the premiership uls
the queen will consent to the recall of Raglan I'll
queen has refused to do so.
HALIFAX, FEB. 14-The news from the Crime
brought by the Asia, is of considerable interest
1t was understood that the plan of attack On 8
oastopol by the allies would be considerably chag
ID, and that new position was to be taken top
rent the garrison from receiving supplies. I'll
English had, in consequence, been liged toreig
portion of their lines to the French.
On January 18th, the weather was very cold an
t was showing. Snow to the depth of three aud
lalf feet was already on the ground. Active pre-
oarations We're making, however, for the renevao
he bombardment.
On the 18th, the firing was almost SUSPENDED, an
both sides Were seeking shelter from the snow.
The health of the English was improving. SIP
plies of shot and shell, and of clothing had beal
;eived, but no houses had arrived
The galvanic apparatus intended to explode
ons of powder against the Russian ships sunk stl
of the harbor of Sebastopol had arrive
1t Balaklava, and had executed an explosion vii
considerable damage to forts Constantine and Ale
lnder.
NEW York, FEB. l5.-The -four warehouse
Newman d Co., on Pearl street, has been destroys
" fire. The loss is estimated at $50 900, on ThC
here is insurance to the amount of $40 ,OO0
Prices of cotton in this market are easier TO dl
nut not quotably lower Flour has very slightly
lined; sales of Ohio at SIS 50 to 50 90 per barrel
BATON RoUGE, Feb. 2l.-In the senate, to day.
xecutive session was held
Nominations for state and city officers sent in
he governor Were debated, but no action was tax
N them.
In the house, the Pacific railroad charter and
enate's divorce bill We're passed.
A difficulty occurred during the day between
)aPonte and Mr.. Ryan on the subject of reporting
FEan &c III, tha
r I'll. D. Bacon sunk near Cairo, James Robe
DEVILS Island, Norma at Choctaw Island and DF
len at Riddles point
LOUISVILLE, FEB l6, noon-There are now b
en- inches water in the canal, and the river Is $
Using. The weather is mild and clear. -.
CINCINNATI, FEB. 16-The river here has falle
DOT since yesterday. The weather is clear and =
Mild. Sales of flour S. Is per barrel. There
,een no sales of whiskey. Provisions quiet.
P1TTsBuBG, FEB. l6th.-The river is now opeE
his point, with eight feet water in the channels
till rising. Many boats are preparing TO leave
New Orleans. The Yeatman, heavily loaded
ron, sunk last night.
WASHINGTON, FEB. l4.-In the senate to-day, a
Q provide for the construction of subterrap
line from the Mississippi to San IT
isco was passed.
The Indian troubles appear to be on the inee
m the Texan frontier.
The senate to-day passed the Indian approp
ion bill. The Pacific railroad bill was then
.ussed.
The house considered the ocean mail steams
appropriation bill.
10th. In the senate to-day Mr. Mason referred
louse bill to change the consular system. No
ion was taken thereon.
The house debated the amendment to the oe
nail steamer bill, giving the Collins line SOU
instead of upwards of 100000, per annum, q
present.
Hon. John Appleton, of Maine, has been nom
ed by the president to the senate as secretary to
egation in London, and J. H. Hunt as collec@
Point Isabel
17th In the senate to-day, Mr.. Jones, of TEN
see introduced resolution declaring that cong
las no power to regulate the naturalization Ia
and that such power belongs exclusively to the
liYidual States.