The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-12
General 1ntellis.no.

nanPocii, OF Ono. abolitionist, 50 u 's anardsea
Penn, wing, ~; Marshall, 80; N p IN r. y PsIst
know nothing, 90 Several other h Daaks
but without any result; the votes ra.l oss oIas.s
the same until the hoas. adjourned NJ lining sss
ing oeeh CHOSEN, OF course no business mpeaseshs
both houses are organised. = sentia ~
We have advices from Kansas IL ,h
hring startling news. Great exe;,a.s Sdut q
throughout the territory, and larps ' ptes,s
pouring into it to sustain the laws, ca ma@oefs
ever, Is sad to pc entrenched at Law ~. Lane
men, throwing up breastworks, which ny viii III
a distance off miles His party had were ssbl.
al prisoners from the sheriff, and am h.
them up Governor Shannon was ~ ~ veeiusedbss
300 men, waiting for reinforcemcnts ~ hkla Nh
to president Pierce for aid. ~ auo has sps
MOBILE. Dec. 3-At the municina, o,o... Y
the American ticket prevailed by 600 msa I'd d
ting the mayor, aldermen, ETC. Aaiofly H. I
CINCINNATI, DEC. 3--Ohio falling. h., :,
ter for large boats. Flour dull, super pisatF
Hogs and pork advancing. Whiskey dasi;sse PERM
at 80 cents per gallon. s'inass ,ss
MEMPHIS Dec 3--The sad occurrsn,.
in which the loss of ten or twelve lives as's
struction of large amount of properly aug aug Tie
involved, has OF course created much exe,ss
The fire was discovered about o'elocs s,sssi1eat
ing on board the George Collier, just as sbe u,
the landing The flames spread with i, rsa ny
rapidlty, and what with the unseasonablansssss
time, and the part of the boat in WIZ sssds
gained the ascendeney, the result has I hsa they
trous as it could we'll be. The coma as di9
spread from the George Collier to the s
boat May Flower, and to the wharf ho.. se,s
ragged with such tierceness that on both sad hs
article, cargoes, books and papers wo soA1s e's
placed beyond redemption. All was a to,.I, AZ @s
It would have been unfortunate enoush a =. losa
tastrophe had been confined within tbsss =, u The q
very far from it, The sacrifice of lia III UNITS,
almost unaccountahly great under tbe oeeh sadly
of the proximity of the boats to the lsn nsstane
The actual extent of the calamity in th;s sa piae
not been ascertained, butt is believed hs pese Aa
lives lost, range in number about ten q ,aaln
great majority Of the victims were passeru' s Y.
officers of both boats being all saved. slss's, ID
Full particulars as 10 names, however ,,.,
Those thus far known 10 h Ia Ia u
Arthur Dggan, assistant barkeeper on the Ma y "
er, Mr.. Candon. of Louisville, james Bani. sa'
of the George Collies and Sidney, csb s'1s, sa
board the same boat
The passengers who escaped did so with ill.,,
est difficulty, and lost every atom Of their hasts
The value of the property destroyed is ss, ss
at $3.50 ,O0o. The insurance ascertained thps s4s
have been effected is only SIS 900 on tho hos ~ y
New YoRK. Nov. 30-The Collins U &, mats; s
ship Atlantic, arrived at this port at 10 os,a
She brings one weeks later ass saais
Europe. There is nothing important Of , ,s,'n
character from the Crimez. ''4's
Since Omer pacha took the command n il. n,
ISL forces in Asia, they had fought battle win lss
russians, IN which the latter were defeated ,ss'
hard fight. The loss of the Russians was h as1
three and four hundred killed, while on the Tu,Is
side the killed were less than hundred.
1t is rumored that the Russians arc short..s
the siege Of Kars '''A' :" aa
The rumor brought by the Canada of the bomh,,,
ment Of Nicoie proves to be entirely wi,bOu y.
foundation Aous su.
There IS nothing definite as to whether canrobs-
has succeeded in his mission. $50 0AA'0Of'
LIVERPOOL, Nov, l7.-Cotton- The market ousp.I
buoyantly, but closed heavy. There is no cbmss
in prices and only moderate demand Sales fnS.
week $4,000 bales. Sales Friday, 5000 bales, En,
has advanced Sd. In corn there is also an adv,ra
Wheat has advanced I'd per bushel.
A late number Of the Paris Moniteur contains eios
columns of names of soldiers, in every class Of Fl
public service, who had the legion of honor confer
red upon them for bravery in the Crimea This ID
heroic catalogue, and will be read with pride in hun
ireds and thousands Of families. 1t is not barren
list of names. The special merit is often named.-
Auo q III IlISG legion received
he cross for having lost both hands in pushing away
she'll that fell near his captain A captain il de-.
'cribed as always in the post of danger-anoher
IS wounded in planting the standard on the ram
as always in front, corporal, al
.arried away his companions by his example; ane
! lieutenant was the first to throw himself on til
,nemy.' This is the way in France, each helme
.atches some beams of glory; while as to England
merit fights in the cold shade of aristocracy
1t is stated that the secretary of var has ordere
board Of army officers to assemble in Washingto
examine the recent citizens appointed to the arm!
several designations have already been received froI
hose who were ordered to appear before the boar
or examination.
The New York Observer has news from thesoutl
'ea islands by the missionary ship John William
which has just returned from voyage among II
Sew Hebrides and other western groups Amol
Ter news, the Observer publishes the following:
''On reaching the island of Fate, the Distress
ews was brought on board that some of the tear
RS with their wives, left there on the last voyal
ad been barbarously murdered"
"Only nineteen days after they were landed unG
he most cheering circumstances, the two Raratoug
,achers and their wives were murdered to furni
laterials for a horrid cannibal banquet. The n
Jason for this sudden act of cruelty could not
armed" ~
ine A.eW ioih &alolon, du English ueHspaP
ublished in New York, speaking of the violation
II laws by Mr. Champion, says that what was do
7 Mr.. Champion had the sanction of Mr. Marcy.
he Washington Union, in reply, says that it is
orised Gin the fullest terms to say that the imp
tion is a misrepresentation"
A correspondent of the National Intelligence So
lat the street population of London are in excl
I'd restless condition, and have more than once
tie overawed the government. They were
lied out by resistance to the Sabbath observa
III, and afterwards assumed different charac
Id now demand bread or employment
The Fredericksburg (Va.) Herald says, that tn
lmed in the district which furnishes wheat q
I'm to market. The wheat sales, it says, amount
$6O5, 900. from which it appears that the cost
lano the present season has been nearly one half
e wheat sales.
The Richmond American pertinently observes
After the recent violation of the neutrality laws
e United States, and of Prussia, as well as ott
,untries, by British agents, the less the London
In has to say of the American flibusterism the b
r perhaps" 900,
It has been suggested that most Of our polite
1arrels with England have originated like don't
c quarrels, from too intimate acquaintance WI
re another, while our good understanding with
rench has been owing to the natural Ignorance
e otner s language r
In a letter written by the surveyor general OF IA
IS and Nebraska to the commissioner of the gener
nd office, it is stated that large number Of ne
,ntracts for additional surveys in these terrtorl
I've recently been made. The letter is accomPal
with maps of surveys which have already Dst
,mpleted
A letter from Naples, in the London Times, So q:
lat Mr.. Owen, on the part Of the United States, o.
included treaty with the government OF NaP,t
American citizens. The question of indirect COZ
cree has been coded 10 the United States solol Il
e not to be billeted On American citizens IN u
,untry. Religious questions were not permitted
: discussed in the treaty.
Damages to the amount Of 81 900 and costs ., We
asterday given the plaintiff by the circuit coq1.
he trial of the case Of John G. Hobpany, VS.. "SI
lgton and New Orleans telegraph company
ending message wrcng. s.=-.I...-
III III he remem hered that the nlaintlf sent mt