The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-01-24
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Sn British officer; but from all accounts lord Forth
who has been with the army in the Crimea, richly
Reserves that opprobrious epithet. The Lond.i
IS corres pendent of the New York Tribune writes "A
follows concerning his disgraceful cowariice:
The cause of lord Forth has excited general indig
nation. 1t is az follows: He is young officer a
minor, and, it seems, not much Of a hero Iii tlse
battle of the Alma he threw himself on the ground
and screamed-"I am frightened; u can't light
Lord Raglan sent him word that in the next battle
he was expected 70 distinguish himself by liis gal-
lantry, and his cowardice might be forgotten Bttf
+ at 1nkermanp he again behaved as eowardIy; two
officers therefore, sent by the general In chief
to away his epauletts, to break his sword and
kick him out Of the camp he returned to England
v disgraced man. his family disowned him, andtle
rs clubs are closed against him. z #Ss3
The circuit court this morning delivered i'll opiY
ien in the case of Chas Werner against the corora
tion Of Washington in effect: that the corporation
has right tipping houses, as il clear
III conferred by the municipal charter: bufthatthe
corporation has not the right To restrain or b
taverns and ordinaries, from selling spurious jill
quors in quantities less than pint In fact these
latter are, from the meaning of tayerns and ordina
res, and inns, under obligation to furnish meat and
drink, stabling. etc To their guests Whether the
liquor is furnished at the bar Or not Is immaterial
Washington News.
We see it stated in Paris paper that doct Gr.se-
ler of that city, has accidentally discovered fh;t TX
adding few drops of nitric ether to the most rancid
oils, all the disagreeable smell removed and that
by afterwards warming the oil to separate the spirit
from IT, 1t becomes as clear and as lmpid as though
it had never been dcteriorated Accoreing III I'M.
doctors account, nine drops Of the nitric ether viii
prevent oil from becoming rancid 77#
The election IN Nebraska, ii il said has rasultea
in the choice Of N. b. Giddings as delegate W. con
gress, there having been about eight hundred votes
polled. Giddings is a democrat from Missouri. ef
/ the Benton school, and opposed to slavery III
The London Times speaks of the Cossaeks as thew
appeared at the recent battles in the Crimea as re
scmbng mounted Yankees, III their agility intel
ligence, Irregular costume and individual selfreli
ance" e. &s#
There has been repetition of the Erie diiculties
on q small scale, within few days past, and the8
bridge in the borough which was the canse III 3sh
much trouble last winter has again suffered from Till
ruthless torch of the destroyer fE#
We learn from the New York Times, that Mr. ] no.
Mitchell has withdrawn from the editorial depart.
nent OF the Citizen. One reason assigned for ths.
step is that his eyesight has been iniuriously af
teeted BY his labors; and the other the conviction
that the extent to which he has been personally
identified with that paper has been injurious to It'll
influence and prosperity Mr.. Mitchell declares his3
intention to remain in entire obscurity for at least
four years. The paper will be conducted hereafter
by Dir. McClcnahan.
We gather from the following paragraph il The N II
York Courier, that the fashionable churches In that
city manage to perform religious worship and civ al
grand concert at and the same time eve have
received printed programme of the music to bei
performed at Grace church this morning with the5
names of the principal artists. We cannot afford it'll
room IN the present crowded state of our columns 4
especially the performance is not advertised bu
We state with pleasure that the selection has been
made with careful eye to the taste of the more cul
tyated part the musical public, and thatwe haveE
no doubt the several morcea1 will be performed in 4
excellent STYLE and attract large and brilliant gu
dience"
Rev. Charles Wadsworth pastor of the Arch street
presbyterian church, Phiadelph in recent ser \
mon, remarked, governments have moral charac- \
ter as patent and paraded the device on their
banner folds. The elder Romewas an INSCRIPTIONS \
robber, The elder Greece was anexquiste voiumta- 4
ry. Russia to-day is sturdy and selfish chlrl IN
France is ambitious and unprincipled man Of /
fashion Spain Is u wasted and wrinkied and8yeryl
scorned couresan, in the decay and decripitude Of
dissolute living. England is a crossbreed between
the Pharisees and the prize-fghter. And America 1
n well trained yet most passionate youth, of whom
~ altogether problem whether the manhood be
ilne christian gentleman or an unprincipled rufan
manuscript, by Francisco Ximanes, a celebrated !
Dominican, entitled, "Hstoria de la Provincial de !;
San Vicente de Chiappasy Gautemala, has just |
been discovered in convent of Guatemala, and it |
is said that it contains most valuable materials for
the ancient history Of Mexico and Central America
As an indication of the extravaganza which has |
prevailed In the country for time an import |
ing house in New York has written letter stating
that the amount Of duties paid for French artificial
flowers for the first quarter Of the current fiscal !
year was almost double the amount Of duties paid I
railroad iron.
The rev. doct. Potter, the new episcopal bishop of
New York, has voluntarily relinquished ST 900 Of I
the six thousand voted by the DIOCESAN convention
as his annual salary. The bishop says lie has done
this from conviction of what is right He thinks /
he can get on in New York city with five Thousand
dollars per annum and rent free. Magnanimous !
and most modest of men.
letter from East Saginaw, published in the Ohio |
State Journal gives further details Of the suffering
at Sauble fishing station on Saginaw bay, about l25 /
miles from Saginaw. The sudden closing in of win (
ter prevented vessels from arriving with the winter
supplies for the inhabitants, numbering four hun !
dred Some three hundred of them have arrived at !
Saginaw, leaving the balance, including twenty /
six women and about forty children Preparations 4
are making at Saginaw to supply those at the Sau 1
BILE with provisions, and to bring away those who /
wish to leave Flour has been sold there at the rate
of forty dollars per barrel and hard bread at one
dollar per pound "
The Ohio State Journal, in a review Of the past 4
policy of that State the subject of the currency
introduces the following facts in reference to the Il
Union at large-From 1920 to 1880 Gin which latter
year the war on the currency of the country com
nenced) the number Of banks created in the whole HI
United States twenty two, with an increase Of n
capital of 81 ,981 ,657 From 1880 to 1887 in which
latter year the bubble burst, the increase of banks
was three hundred and fortyeight with increase
# capital Of $26S l28 900! This enormous increase
IF banking capital was made follows: by whig 4:
legislatures, l24 banks with capital Of sixty two ii
ma half mlllons; Dy democratic legislatures, ~ vi
banks, with a capital of two millions five hundred
thousand dollars.
We learn, says the New York Albion, that sir q.
simpson, the energetic head of the Hudson's bay
has already organized expedition for
he purpose of recovering any relics of sir j. Frank
ms party and finally clearing up the mystery that
till hangs over the discoveries made BY dr. Rae.
Died III
On the goth inst, MARTHA FRANCES, aged 5 years
nd months, daughter of Mr.. Fl. T. and Mrs. Mar
ha Stewart. (,
Communicated. Departed this life, on the morn
ng of the 18th Dec, ut JosEPH Soar aged 66 years.
he deceased was born in the State Of Virgins. lived
Or number of years in the State of Tennessee for
time in the State of Mississippi, and for the last
our years citizen Of Pamela county, Texas where H
terminated his earthly career. The deceased died
he had lived for number Of years, strict menu
er of the christian church; truly pioas and devo
ID religionist. No man was more amlable, atfable
ind tender and devoted to his numerous family and
lany warm friends. All that knew him loved che .
lan admired his person, and truly esteemed his ma
amiable and loving traits and qualities Of life
months anterior to his demise, the chronic atfec
on of which he died. exhibited symptoms that his !
issoution was rapidly approximating; still he bore