The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-19

h. FoeErGs NEws-We give further details of the
- hv The steamer Canada. They are Of a spirit
z S4;ng character The bombardmento Of SWeaborg
hs allies though not entirely successful, resulted
aM destruction of considerable amount of prop.
h. ~ INIT evidently with no present decisive result
PEI nIaee indicating noPufpose to surrender. and the
+ after expanding their force for the time being,
a.o Nargen a small island in the gulf Of Fin
I'm The point is considered one OF considerable
Ss&slitary importance.
M ee1sa.borg. SAYS cotemporary, has been called
ihraltar Of the north, though it has little exteri-
R resemblance to it. 1t is an imtnese fortress, rest
s oon seven islands, which are connected by pom
mounting 800 large cannon and garrsoned by
aaa pn in time of peace. The importance of this
Ay IL perhaps greater than that Of Reyel as its
N av be the prelude to that of Helsingfors which
ANS one Of the largest naval arsenals in the
ard and is the greatest recruiting station Of the
sd IT, allies have also accomplished an important
s .nr, n The Crimea. The Russians, under Lip
III attacked the allied lines on the Tchernaya
r;th a force Of sixty thousand men. The battle
sted three hours, when the Russians were repelled
terrible havoc their loss in killed being stated
IN 500O--but this, probably, is an exaggeration
VI DeumarKseems to have been thrown into state
IN treat alarm BY the action Of the United States III
sIstion to the Elsineur sound dues. She seems to
apprehend that, as realiatory measure, we will an
NV her West India colonies.
The state of affairs at the Crimea and in the Baltic
.sems to have eated the spirits of John Bull consid
IDLY Delta
Mr.. Benjamin Blackford died in Lynchburg, Va,
81 y The Goth ult The Virginian says Mr. Blackford
las one of the few men living who enjoyed the proud
."nection of having voted for ttthe father Of his
aonnrv for president, and he has also voted in ev-
III srv succeeding presidential election.
Passengers from Baltimore are now conveyed over
10 baltimore and Ohio railroad to Wheeling the
Central Ohio road to Columbus, and the other links
In Tie great chain to St. Louis in forty hours
This is not only the shortest but the most agreeable
route between the far west and the Atlantic sea
About two years since Mr. Stevenson, the English
engineer, at a public dinner given him at Toronto
Canada gave It as his opinion that the suspension
bridge then building over the Niagara river would
be failure, and that no train Of cars would ever
pass over it. He was also the planner of the Vcto-
ria bridge, to cross the ST. Lawrence at Montreal and
on which $l,l65,0 900 have been fruitessIy expend-
3D. although three American engineers foretold to
hr. Stevenson the result The wire bridge at the
falls is now daily crossed by the long trains of cars
and the Victoria bridge is suspended as impractical
be-
They about introducing the famous "hapd
some cab, of London, into New York In these
"yehicles,' the driver sits behind like a footman
and drives with long reins, coming over the roof AS
It is an open carriage for two, like our one-horse
wagon with top the effect is very droll, and the
passenger looks if he were without driver. and
directing the horse by force Of will But it relieves
the nuisance of riding at the inelegant back of
servant, or of having him forced companion at
your side. You have the luxury Of one-horse We
hicle to yourself, besides being driven or accompa
MED by an unseen servant within call
It's said that ex-governor Reeder has determined
remain in Kansas, and when the territory becomes
organised as State, TO be the democratic candidate
ia congress.