The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-05

Il, CONCEAL from ourselves the fact thai
frances Of Virginia are in very unpronisiIg
i.tion We referta the internal Improvement de-
aent of her finance, and not to the asnual reye-
" Janartrnent With large debt hanging over
IA Al exhausted treasury her financial officers
I. heir wits end TO derisenUt indeed aremedy
IN shall again repleaisE her Golfers and place
M IN 1t har former position of credit and iHaepana
y I.fuf 10 devise The means necessary toenabls
i ~ - rfeserFe her credit by meeting he demands
# III ira nov pressing upon her treasury And
Ind the proad ail State 1t Virginia actually Az
N ,;4I9--' payable when ~ fRndsa the sightdfafts
Isl arc FROM day to-day made upon her, and which
A,s commercial point q view sic y bound 70 pay
ssh on presentation, Or be considered dishonored
MI IL the course the State is at present compelled
I'D sIlu With all drafts made upon her for accounted
,taraaI imptoy eneats there are 40 funds ii the
sa.trq There is no sale for boaash
Il ME Of some interest has been decided III Cincin
III Il. John Lockhart was tried for grand larceny,
sv;cfed end sentenced To the peaientiarg for
ears The governor Subsequently pardoned liln out
N cotditionthat he should leave The State within 10
& lays ald rot return within five years He was
81 fand ii the State within the time Specified. and ar
ri sted as d fugitive The case was brought before
A he superior court of Cincinnati, aud Judge Stofer
sc1ed THAT as the Punishment from the State " as q
8 utary act Oh the part Of the prisoner in order
.ssere his release, and lie hAd violated the con-
digBs, he must 60 back and serve ont his time fl
.fspqpitentiary. His counsel will take the case To
& nv supreme court Of Ohio In his decision, the
Iya reteFred n case III south Larui1uH where
I'D rnict capltaily convicted was pardoned on condi-
III :1 M leaving the State neYertnore to returt,
Eeing afterwards found in the State was taken and
III executed
u Tie American inventors. represented at the Pa.
n ~ exhibition have received about twenty cold
and silver medals, Which gives a medal TO eye
w eighth exhibitoF-a higher proportion III first
r3gs medals than will lie received 81 any other ma
4 ton McCormick's reapiug and Pits lArashiag
machines, Blsachard's for bending wood, Singers
sewing machine e2oodyears vulcanized India-rub-
ber Fowler and PfeterFe for artificial teeth, Rich
nond machine for cutting for steam boilers
spd Maurys maps and charts are among the articles
gbich took the medals Colts guns net with great
opposition, aud many competitors from France and
Belgium, and he, In consequences gets but third
class medal Fairbaifn, the celebrated engineer be
ioe the British association, paid marked compli-
gent to many IF the and nsefu Inventions which
he found atthe Paris exhibition by American con
uibutors
The president Of the British association for the
advancement v science, u his opening address at
the yearly scientific gathering lately held at Glas-
COW stated as one OF The results of lord Roses tel
Escapes that for the first time since the days OF New
ION suspicion has arisen It'll the minds of astFono-
mefs thai laws other tan that Of gragitation may
bear rule ia space and that the nehnla phenomena
Yeyeaied to by that telescope, must he governed
By forces different from those Of whichswe have any
knowledge @
Ii IL said that wrifing-master ofz New York has
tho old Testament Excepting the Chronicles, which
are but repettiOns of Samuel and Kings into one
fancy piece, which is framed as picture, covered
with large plate.glass 1t ~ apparently very fine
drawing 81 the front of temple, but the lines, in
stead of being single marks are lines 81 writing ~
fine as toneed an eye glass; read them yet formed
with the most exquisite skill IRE piece contains
about ~ 59f lines, and looks Like an engraving It
cost the writer the labor ii thirty one months.
single fact in relation to the two great RAILROADS
fSfff &tnt4a Dire
demonstrates the rapid growth Of the vest The en-
lire earnings Of the Michigan central railroad for the
year ending June, 1852, during which year it was
he only road leading acrossthe peninsula Of Michi-
gan As the Michigan southern4Ine was only opened
for use In June, 1852 were 81 H69 ,gi7 while this
year the gross earnings of the two lines Of road will
probably exceed the enormous amount of 5000 600
ihe Dublin Hospital Gazette states that diseased
teeth have been rendered insensible pain Ely ce-
ment composed of Canada balsam and Stacked lime
which to be inserted iii the hollow Of taots like
Pill L " stated that stch pills afford immediate
relief n all tpothaches and chronic cases IF nfanla
ton This romedyfor toothaeheis simple. safe, and
easily be tried by any person.
II appears that all is not gloom and darkness-
some 81 those who were fortunate enough u escape
the rayagas Of the epidemic ara bent "a seeking sab
laHary happiness. despite the ordeal through which
they have passed We are credibly Informed that
the nnptias were celebrated q few days ago he /
tween widow and W.dower, the husband Of the for
mer having been dead Just two weeks and the dear
spouse Of the latter five weeks previous. Quick
work FNorfolk News 1
We learn from the Dallas Tines thai the shock 81 /
IN earthquake was very distinctly felt on the Sd /
instant, IL the vicinity Of Eillanow Walker county,,
Georgia. The Times says, the oscllat0fy motion of
lie earth north and south very perceptihle but
those who were standing atthetme didnot observe
DE motionot the Garth 80 distinctly but generally
heard the low nlmbling noise. apparently towards
.he south OF southwest
There il noneea of going to California OF Austria
Ia offo any other aufteIoQs region for gold. Alsf
most any body can find It ia much shorter, easier
ind better way, simply by planting potatoes! Its
how fast the mint drops viii turn out
turned in. Witness the following
rom III exchange
"0ne Ut the largest crops We have heard of lately
"a that raised by Mr McMurty, Oh bis farm near Lex
ngton, Ky lie has loo acres in potatoes of the very
finest qualities, and calculates raising over nine
thousand barrelsi Mr.. McMurty will realize more
from his go acres than he could make bY going to
California and with infinitely less trouble"
The Pruntytowu Gazette learns that yearly the I
whole Of the town 81 Buchanan, II Upshur county. /
Virginia, was destroyed by fire on Sunday, the 18th
ult The courthouse. Jail, Coopers tavern, all the
stores but two, and most VI the private dwellings,
are Ii ashes
Several laws passed by the last Legislature Of Nj
chigan, and published at the time Ia the official pa
per are not 10 be found in the statutes published h
since nor n the secsetaryof states office, Thebls
ire supposed to have been stolen BY some of the
members who were opposed to3then.
The San Francisco Times and Transcript has adj
ices from Portland. Oregon, 10 the 9th 1T October
ne news ~ highly Important. The Indians III the
thele territory, from the northern to the southern
Qlndary, We're IN state Of insurreeiion In the f.
orth, various tribes have combined, constituting
udy 50 numerous, a. to have been enabled 10 de-
al the regular troops and 10 have forced major
aller To retreat with great difficulty fort Dallas,
tea having suffered q serious loss At this point
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