The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-21
General Tntelligenoo,'

S of this statement i that conference The 1pod
c Messrs; Buchanan, Mason and So, Marcy W.
70 England, France and Spain sa.t;' our nss
YahLages TO the United States attend!s forth IT,
lioh q Cuba, stating the reasons Wig the aea,
ana Eno saae SPAN was under obieatiana led b. tS
meet at some convenient point r. 'aifee minis
ject. f'"' 10 consider ase't
Inc ministers accordingly met ..
Wen known, and resolved upon tba sostend, a.,
unoa by purchase, or if NECESSARY a. aequisitas
Mr Marcy was not willing to 90 boy ~ eonquss
With indignt vaa re Mr sople feeling hseGf
+ he letters from secretary Marcv s. ,
very strong, and instructed him ~ ~ air Soul
hundred thousand dollars indemn;te, uemand ~
rage committed on the steamship Blacl, NJ NJ TIE ~
to require its payment immediately " arrior
mated that the differentiation Of ~ 4, de also ~
v9Vld MEYER senn be as allowed a. "'a BY
licatlon of the corresponding leadn, says theou
conference, has created the most nros 70 The 0sa
ment. profound EN-.
| WASHINGTON, MARCH Sit is stated :,
ence has been held between Mr. Fab mat conf.
missioner to Greytown, and colonel Kinn,asO 's,e
TO the proposed colonization of Moson;tey telair.
suit OF their deliberations is that no obSt. Ihe
70 the immediate prosecution of the entes esG,
the expedition will soon leave for its dest; s
All hopes for the safety of the sloop ossinaSloa
tnr, are now abandoned NOTHING to- VI war Des
OF her since she left Rio Janeiro and ~ Ieen head
posed to have gone down in hurricana s s sun
ter sailing from that port. shortly a.
~ IS understood that Jefferson Davis w;.,
appointment to the brigadier penera1 WISHES liz
Ben Mccullough says he will send asih!lp,
nation OF the appointment recently confarnas fess
nun OF MAJOR OF the new army rcgiment :, op@
slo1is single appointment from civil life ne Coz,
TO me class he intended to represent 'e' Oh nsvG
MARCH o.-Much dissatisfaction exists,
de'hocfatlc congressman at the failure of hetFsa
arv m gen Shields to the new brigade # =
MARCH i-Forty-two senators and 1e0
laises III congress have signed letter to tbap a
ueht, In which they state that the annoint, pis.
ah aaditional brigadier general was made rtl
was Well known to be the wish of general Sh sea
receive said appointment 9AeastQ
AZ the municipal election in Alexandra
va" R .ne "iloie know nothing ticket was elecfes
BOSTON, MARCH 1.-THE town elections IN W
chusetts on Monday last, resulted almost aassa'
moqsly n favor of the know nothings. 0Aaai'
NEW YORK, MARCH 5-The ship Seaman s.
:, was struck by lightning FortunataiUa A.
hands on board were rescued. al
The Sandman frigate Des Geneys arrived oec
dy Hook on the 18th inst This vessel has ~ III saa
hmter OF persons said to be convicts about U Ua
mayor Wood and the Sandman minister I INV Sloa
correspondence with referena nave ha
being permitted to land on our shores ro;1 eR
resignation OF the matter will no doubt ha Sr IN
nto. 'e eueed
The steamship Ell Dorado was fired int !,
spanish war steamer off cape San Antonio an
ilght OF the 9TH inst One shot crossed ber bs Wv
md the other passed over her paddle boxes 0'S'
COLUMBIA ). q. MARCH lO.-Great fires barehs.,
aging in the woods in this section Of tba oeeA
or the last two days Many houses, mills and fan!
lave been burnt down, and immense DAMAGE h..
een caused. The town of Lexington is tbresten na
With destruction Teegraphic communication n,s
he north is interrupted WIN
LOUISVILLE, MARCH 10, noon-The weather ia o,.,.
nd pleasant and the river still rising. 'O''Ss'
CINCINNATI, MARCH 10, noon,-The r;vor L.
sen feet. Sales of -four at So 80 to ss aO Nv.
81: There IS no change in whiskey. Proys;ppn@
khlblt increasing hrmness; buyers and sellers s-'
nable to agree. Sales of bulk shoulders NJ slIa
cr pound for packed nv
PlrTsBURe, March 10, noon-The river has cor
fenced falling, with feet 8 inches water in ,ba
lannel. ~ Inc
bill has passed both branches of the leo;s,.tr,,
Michigan, requiring the board of regents of tLs
lchIgan university to establish chair of homm.
lthy in that institution
homas D. alton, a clerk in the post Office ..
lem, Ohio and Joseph S. Wilson, son of the post
aster, have been arrested on the charge of post
ice robbery. f'
~ ulsPatcn from sandusky, Ohio, says that on the
'rnlng OF the Sd inst, a fire occurred at Monroe
e which destroyed the entire business mart of a
W. Two dwellings,. six dry good stores, three Ora.
les, two boot and shoe stores, one clothno stoTe
az store, post office and odd fellows hall Tho
5 is over $50 900. Origin of the fire not known
L hey had another great snow storm in Illinois m
$50 and s4th ult., and most of railroads.&c.
lin blocked. "S''
he citizens of Pittsburg are petitioning the leo
tor the nryi1aro of
hat city; They say their Jail is almost constant
crowded with host of sturdy Migrants, who
mt to be put at work instead of being fed ut tina
'ense OF the honest and industrious portion TN,
- 'N'
he North Carolina legislature has wisely reject.
proposition to make railroad stock the basis in
t OF the capital of banks
here are said to be one thousand ann1ica,,s f.,
le twenty offices, at present at the disposal Of the
ernor of Pennsylvania. "a 'A0
he Frankfort Commonwealth announces colonel
ton hlng, OF Cumberland county, as a candidate
congress in the 4th district of Kentucky.
ara tunes and the increased pay of soldiers, have
the effect OF greatly increasing the number of
). recruits on Governors island, New York the
! few months.
the lower house of the Indiana Legislature, On
loth ult:, resolution instructing the Judiciary
mlttee to report bill prohibiting the use of the
mon Jalls for the purpose of confining persons ar
"a as fuglt!ves under the fugitive slave law, was
on the table, ""'
ccordlng to the recent census of the Canadas.
e are thlrty-fve persons reported to be unwards
ne hundred years old, and about four hundred
ound between the ages of ninety and one hun.
years.
the lower house of the Massachusetts lesisla.
on the goth ult., the committee on federal ne
rs We're directed to inquire into the expedipncv
eportlng resolutions denouncing the fugitive
Helena has population of 5 AGO persons Of
o34 are liberated Africans, and 5ll soldiers
c is but one physician, and but two ATTORNEYS
e Chambers Tribune is of opinion that the com.
neat crop In Alabama, will be good one. In
sectlon there IS promise of good Weld, if the
promises well
of one of the cars in New York civ.
cen compelled to pay 1925 and costs, because,
she would not go for the asking. he forced
his car "a colored lady, a teacher In one of the
c schools, and o-ganistin one of the churches in
,ity."
man named Joseph Bell was arrested in Con-
eAas' on the 2oth ult. on the charge of having
a ta man py me name OF Crowly, IN Clinton, La.
:, fall or winter of 1852. The affidavit was
oy j. "A. Cooley, esq, who was present at the
md witnessed the affray. He was discharged
lay. on the ground that there was no law in tho
" men would warrant his detention until re.
ION could be made by the governor of louisa.
Immediately after his release he sought to Dor.
pistol to kill Cooley, and some citizens very
ntly had him sent back to Jail, where he now
Noblesville, Indiana, Mrs. Julia Freybereer
nt SUIT against Martin Mountoy for damages
oy liquor sold by the defendant to the plain
husband, John Freyberger. She charged that
liquor had made her husband per-
unkard; has caused him to lose his time and
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