The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-08

wheel OF one OF Tie
NC inscriptions, painted around thi rim: "Paio
It Nav g. lS46; Resaca de la Palma, play y, 1896
A az, Dist ODD, and 23d Of September, le4G;
Cruz, March 9, ls47 cerro Gordos April 18th,
al w rhurubusco, August Doth, S4ls Moline del
pa enternber Sth 1S47; Chapultepet, September
Ms{' and 18Th Ie47; Garcia San Cdsm.; September
i s and l4th, ls47; city of Mexico; D.hcan. It is
i' ha Of the efficient battery Of that gallant
" w The mark Of bullet IL OH of the
ma has and the hub is yet fit for service. The
sgasel IS, Of course, highly apPreciasedias relic of
the brilliant past ~
r,ctical horticultrrists, have each matte an import
p+ discovery in fruit culture. One ;of them has
s,d out the secret of making fruit seq, that his
viii never miss bearing good c:op; the other
u has discovered mode OF propagatlng any fruit he
nav wish without budding Or grating that Is where
NO. a,ticnar peach apricot, etc. is def;red, he can
poduce it within couple of years without resort
H. n the troublesome mode hitherto practiced by
bn1ticnlturists. We know both gentlesnen intimate
r. and cannot therefore believe they have deceived
Il themselves. As to the modus operAnd in either
rsse we have no knowledge whatevelf At the pro-
w. lime all will doubtless be made public.
Pr Mobile Tribune.
The Paris journals received by th,t North Star at
Nav York, contain articles devtted to che dis
nasion Of affairs in this country, particularly
rds the slavery question. To get lover the diff
etes involved in the first mentioned it is navely
r-onosed to employ the hundred millions Of dollars
pfred by government for Cuba, orstwice thrice
t%st amount, in purchasing and en- Anticipating the
Iyes. and to the evils of itltenperance it
:; iseIv ecommended-although frolsl an interested
n,arter-to cause the light and Who'll ssome wines of
lance and Germany to be substituted for the fiery
ic,bolic drinks now in use among ut -
They have machine in Columbus Ohio, for ma
kno bricks by pressure without CLAY. The brick
are made by mixing in certain prop fgtions of lime
and sand and submitting the comptnnd to a pres
snre of one hundred and twenty tons by which it is
sad beautiful bricks colored like thi. sand of which
they are made, are produced, and which in texture
and strength equal to stone. These bricks are
not laid in mortar, but with cement, put on with a
brush, by which wall becomes nslrely solid and
firm, The bricks are afforded at about one-half
the price of ordinary clay burnt brt and it is said
will stand the atmosphere and weather full as we'll
The New York Journal of Commsrce records the
destruction of the peace and happiness of another
family in Boston, from spirituaisrI. highly re-
sDectable gentleman became connected with sscir-
Gle" became infatuated, and soon RECEIVED vision
in which he was informed he must ,forsake his wife
and children and become the Spiritual husband of
certain medium" and of course; he obeyed the
summons. The devoted wife is nlw residing in a
neighboring city, where she managts to earn live.
lhood by dressmaking while her II tsband, She says
is living in elegant luxury at the fashionable hotel
with his spiritual wife"
London correspondent of the New York Sun
saws was anxious, In looking faound this great
city, the establishment of the Federated bank
ers Rotschilds. After passing through street lust
wide enough to admit one vehicle at a time 7 was
shown into paved court yard of twhat seemed to
me the entrance to livery stable I'm unpretend-
ing onestory stone building are tie Jewish bank
ers who, with money bags contisol the affairs of
cabinets and kingdoms. 1t were they, you remem-
ber who took the whole of the late government loan
Of sixteen Misunderstanding. t
On the Oath instant, the main lirh Of public works
Of Pennsy lvana. with all property apperaining
them is to be sold. There is obsefves the Charles
ton Courier, manifesty from varouI communications
which have appeared in the Newt 7 ork papers, an
earnest desire, if not fixed determination on the
part of influential men there, TO obtain possession of
this great improvement, and with fit as basis to
control the western trade through Pennsylvania as
TO throw it into the lap of New Yotk.
A gentleman who has Just retur he'd from the Cri-
mea informs the Journal of Conn ezce that several
young American physicians in the service of the
would gladly return home, it cannot hope for
release till the end of the war, les they should i'm
part information to the Of the Russians
Ignorant of thisincilen to their engagement some
of them have occasion to regret thetsep they have
ken. In the allied armies there aie such restric
tions upon the personal liberty Of physicians.
In the Jacksonville, Indiana, Iteritentiary, few
days ago. man 70 years of age died of an infection
of the heart, having performed OF the day previous
to his death, his allotted task in pparent.very good
health. He leaves a property valued at 500 900,
and incarceraed for the period of two years for
the crime Of forgery to the amounp of $25! The old
chap misery in the extremR, denying to him
self the smallest luxury beyondtthe prison fare of
bread and water and beef's head broth.
Many anecdotes related CT this old scamp
which go to mark him one of the oddities of his
species. At the time of his arrest for the alleged
forgery he rendered counsel fwho pledged them
selves to clear him Of the charf for fee of $500
To this the old man replied, that eff convicted, the
sentence would only be for two years, and he didn't
think he could make his expensts and two hundred
and fifty dollars year out of tile penltenlary, and
it would cost him nothing to iyeshere and he would
save that much any how!'
VERY DEMocRATlC.-Mr Ledytrd the democratic
mayor of Detroit, cut distinguished figure in tire
procession in that city the 4ts July. He rode in
magnificent carriage, drawn bT four cream colored
horses, ridden by little postillns costumed in TO-
reign style, and with two serv hnts in livery upon
the where the driver generally sits, and
in the place of the footman W. think that the dis
tingushed Mr.. Ledyard shouldi receive permission
to at once retire from the G Uffce.
The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer, Of the 18th
ult. thus notices the suspension of the Mechanics
bank of that city:-'The docss Of the Mechanics
bank of this city were closed !n yesterday, and
notice posted to the effect that! circumstances be-
You'd the control of president King had forced him
to the step with the promise tat every effort would
be made for earl y resumption of specie payments.
It is not supposed that the circulation of the bank
IS very extensive, and the probability IS that 1t VIII
not be very chad break" ~
Barnum is out with progralsme for pretty lady
show Offering premium of $1,000 for the prettlest,
Of $1,000, one of $780, one of 1850, one Of $500,
one of $780, six of 500, ninets Of $40 aud hrn
dred of $40, for others. Those ladies obtaining the
ten highest premiums will be engraved and publish
ed in the French Worlds Book tof Beauty. The show
is to come off in October. No toubt there pretty
exteriors (ollow nside) enough to swell his list ad
infntum
The cholera is prevailing fifth unusual severity
the Lafourche, about eight iles below this place
1t is represented to be Of the most malignant type,
and does not fail to carry off those attacked in from
six to eight hours. The disefse appears to beeon-
fined to particular neighbour bod or district With
this exception the health Of ;the parish was never
better. [Ehibodaux Minerva.
The old court house which Ihas stood in Martins
vile, Virginia, for almost century, lit having been
erected while Virginia was get of the British
colonies, under the reign Of hing George III will
soon be leveed to the ground, to make room for
building better suited to the, wants of the commu-
nifty,
At the Dorchester celebrated on the 18th ult col.
Aspnwal, late United States Eonsui to London and
an officer of the Of 1872 Who lost his arm III the
service, stated in his speech that the late duke of
Wellington (no authority styled the march of
gen. Winfield Scott to Mexicoi 'tthe military miracle
of the age @@.
The pro-slavery convention: was largely attended
at Lexington, Missouri, tn; l2th ult The speech
were infammatory, and mich excitement existed.
Resolutions were introduced FALLING upon the legis-