The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-25

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lows H. ordinary discharge Of our pastoral office
b# ;ded bv our faithful clergy, hav3 not ceased, |
# Md brethren to warn you earnestly against all
BM beioNI ali scandal and partcularlt against this
s;ble vice of intemperance, which Is the fruitful
III ber of so many other evils, aHett1ng foth the
2 IL and the soul In order the mori efcctually to
I'll, the evil strong y advise YOU to dlscounte-
ch and discontinue altogether the tad praetlce of
n;I;ng Intoxicating drinks as meal; OF obtaining
2 l;lnod We do not wish to prCnounce that it /
MI wavs sinful to engage in the traftic but we feel
- n be our duty earnestly to dlssuaor you from 1t,
81 ling dangerous to yourselves, tcI the morals of
Id - children and to others, to whom It presents nu
80 sons and often fatal temptations land a5 being, |
eaIlr both dscreditabe IN public Estimation and
"a 49, n:assary as means Of obtalnlngf living"
Tb nroceeds Of the lands and proIkrty ecclesias-
8 - I'd other to be sold under thol new Spanish
,o are estimated at $50O,O00,000, fhch, when it
" .s;ns 70 come in play, will make!a great differ
1n in the state of things in Spain. The olher day
:. vas reported in Madrid that the imIge Of Christ in
e bmrch Of San Francisco Ell Grande twas sweating
Hood and water consequence OF th3 sale Of church
onerty etc. 1t will hardly be credited that crowds
u Focked to the church. and there Were not want
inc those who affirmed that they had themselves
III ,vined the face CT the figure with their handker
chtefs The crowd increased--some toud cries We're
hoard of death to the Jews andheret cs-ard it was
sressary to send armed force to clear the plaza.
~ What can be thought of party tn 1t wiIl!descend
q ~ such means? Spanish paper Justly remarks,
nj ;.is TO be hoped that the government will take pro-
n aar measures that these may lot be reprodu-
pad-unworthy subterfuges which II |act against the
ii I;r;ou and the honor of the Spanish people,"
citizen of Newtown, Massachu !etts, was tried
,otev for assailng public school TEACHER, at Cam
lr;Jge The school master had be In in the habit
of teepng defendants child III aftir hours with
.hers who missed their lessons. THE parent be-
l;eyine the detention illegal went ftr the child after
alar school hours, and the teachej refused to give
Il b2 nm until she had recited her less4n The parent
ttemnted to enter the school ROOM a,1d being resist
Cd bv the school master, assaulted Aim. The court
ruled that the keeping of child until the lesson of
the day had been perfected legIl: that the pa
rent in attempting to enter the school room in oppo-
sition the will Of the master, wais in tie wrong
that chilHplaced at school by the parent is under
tbe control Of the master until regularly dismissed
and that parent cannot withdraw the CHILD from
school during the day against the masters will ex
rept through the Intervention of al officer and the
school committee. The defendant|was fined $50
During recent lecture by profe|sor Faraday. at
be roval institute, London piece q; pure iron ne
cualy prepared, 50 that its PARTICLES might present
a large surface to the action of Thu oxygen in the
otmoSphere was ignited and continued to burn like
Under. Some iron filings and guupjwder +vers mix
ed together and sprnked into the flame of spirits
of wine burning on plate when 1.-THE iron filings
caught fire and burnt in bright spdrks whilst the
guDpowder passed through the faIIe without igni-
( movement has been started in PHILADELPHIA for
the re- eanzation of the whg party on basis ex
elusive of all connection with secrtst orders set
If new rules have been framed fol the object and
the first meeting for the purpose Of Organization was
held in the seventh ward on Thursday evening last
e. W. Doane presided. A whig association for the
ward formed, and addresses delivered by Messrs
Charles Gilpin, VIM. S. Price, and Ihers
congressional race of little interest is about
to come off in Kentucky one that will prove as ex-
citing, perhaps in a political way as the turf ex-
PLOTS of Lexington and Lecomptt. The contest
ants brothers-one the eccentric I. F. Marshall
the other A. X. Marshall. The latter is. the know
nothing candidate; the former placfs himself on the
old WING platform. short time since says the
Louisville Courier, doct. A. K. was a decided oppo-
lent of the know nothing movement and his bro
Their, j. F., exactly the other way. AS the family is
an ambitious one, these scions may have arranged
their principles for the contest on t his occasion.
There is antediluvian living: in Mary
land, named Richard Grandlet. lie was born in
Anne Arundel county Md, July 10th. I347 and is
therefore los years old the 10th nst. He recent
" visited the office of the Annapolis Republican
lie appears about so, enjoys excellent health and
SPIRITS and last year raised nearly all his own grain!
What patriarch!
On the top Of the tombstones, irs Japan, small
cavity or trough is chiselled which the priests ev-
cry morning fill with fresh water hr the use of the
birds Enlightened America shofld initiate these
beautiful customs of the barbarous JAPANESE if not
by providing fresh water for the here6 Warblers
at least by protecting them from tk worthless louis
who so ruthessly destroy them. Unless something
is done and that speedily insect vorouA birds will
be wholly eXterminated, and them farewell to fruit
growing A thousand plans hayel been suggested
for the destruction of the curculio Ill Of which have
proved worthless. We have one which we know tx
be infallible, protect the birds.
The New Haven Register makes mention of an ole
lady residing in the town Of Middle HaEdam, Con
nectcut, who, three or four tTeeks since, cee
brated the Tooth anniversary of hr birthday, by
large party of her relatives and fiends. This oil
lady is the aunt of some of the mott pctable
wealthy merchants of New York and retains he
faculties to remarkable degree. She hiss a brothe
living with her, who is 81 years oIl also, sister il
the same town, "a years of age, whose husband /
still living and is So years old. Of fourteen chill
dren by these parents thirteen ate still living, tn
Youngest being IS years old. The united ages 0
oil these persons is but little less than 1000 years
commission of protestant episcopal bishops me
in Philadelphia lately to take into consideration
memorial suggesting change in the liturgy. 1t il
said that decision was come to ia regard to any
the questions before Them but to suggest the divi
sion Of service which the prayer Ibook will allow
The unanimous opinion of the bishops present. wa
to make any change in the prayer book or rubrics
They adj burned to meet in year, during which IN
terval each member, upon the inflammation receive.
from heterogeneous addressed Il the clergy, vii
prepare an opinion, and upon comparison of thes
views, general report will be laid before the mex
convention.
Mr.. Butler, of Providence, Rhode Island, mil
lionare, who died some six years ago, was SO obi
ging that he re-opened his store che night solely t
supply little girl with spool OFF thread which sh
wanted. The incident became Known, lMr Butte
young man at the time,) and the trading pub
lie wisely thought that his accommodating spirit, a
shown in this trfing affair, and u the general con
duct Of his business, deserved god run OF custom
which they gave and placed hin On The track 3
high prosperity. He subscribed the sam of fort
thousand dollars towards founding hospital for tn
insane in Rhode Island, through the benevolen
opportunities of Miss Dix
It is estimated that there annually consume
in and about Boston about 00hobsters, the prm
cost of which is $50 per thousands This makes til
snug little sum Of $4,000 About 100000 Of thes
Holsters come from the State Of Maine, and the Il
naming 100000 are taken from Massachusetts bay
About 700 men engaged in tfking the fish, an
some 800 tons Of shipping are employed to carr
them to Boston, exclusive of what are taken by th
steamboats, and railroads.
The political guillotine at Washington continue
to fall without mercy on the necks Of persons sus
pected Of know nothingsm. Among. the late VIZ
Tins is Mr.. George Wilson, foreman Of the engineer
ing department of the navy yard at the capital, ce
tilted to by commodore Pau1ding and others
most skillful officer and exemplary man He dare
to vote the American ticket-thht his Grim
Such acts can only give power to the prescribe
party every where.
A careworn and emaciated lcEkng female W.
charged before one Of the London police magistrate
the other day, with pledging thss cloth which ha