The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-14


a1ant Of Mr. Morris, heard her child cry, in the
po,oyt TO her and went in to what occas: oned
she saw as she entered the room, large raj
IL, u,ing off from the child, who was lying oa the
saor and upon approaching the infant, she foind a
nooi 'an IFS cheek, which bled profusely. / The
Olte .or thought nothing Of the accident and about
mo'lrt aeEs since was again called into the room BY
two or,nr of her child Upon getting III, She saw
t Ire raj leap from the bed and taking up the in
la5 iicb was about seven months old, she found
tant \ ina been severely bitten the mole Of the
t'at l No attention was paid to the matter in con
he"u, Of the trifing character of the wound and
sel hours afterwards the child died DIR Wilson.
The case under consideration, gives Ill All his
WIZ io;nn that the bite caused death.
oPt,TIappE BLooDr DoIses-The Jackson Iississ ppi)
ME- ,'rr saws, our community was shocked BIZ the
Ae.IrI nce If another terrible tragedy on Saturday
occut:,a Mr.. j. F. Irish stabbed MI Henry Hippie
;I, bowie knife, causing his almost i1stantane-
wiz natb The parties Were brothers in-aw. and
2as residents here We forbear from any publica-
IohS tho instances. Irish was arrested and il
ton % IN confinement An examination win be had
ho 's,ra the magistrates this morning.
~ Hipple was member Of the first Mississippi
',;n,pnt mt in the Mexican This is the fourth
T9s;nar If Jackson killed within three months back
'', IN the morning Of Wednesday last the body Of
W., Morris was found in her house, with THE skull
iL i9 in. Mrs. Morris lived alone in her house
i m clue at first could be obtained to the ,nur
G i~ar The doctor decided that the deed had been
n.,T,nnitted with dray pin, and dray was found
aians pin The driver was at first suspected but
rom his straitforward statement and good eharac
!ar he was discharged. The matter still remains
a,n Vicksburg Wing.
The New York Courier and Enquirer ntimated
.bat if soldiers for the British army were raised in
America near but beyond the precincts Of The u
States, large numbers would probably be recruited
and the writer argued that such plan would bpe-
rate as great relief to many cities of the e. Stites
now oyeTcharged and overloaded with able tmi-
Grants from the British islands, who are out Of work
and living at the expense of the community Itihas
since been asserted that recruiting stations are like
" soon to be established on Or near the frontier Of
this country, but IN Canada and New Brunwick
The Cincinnati Price Current has some Interesting
statistics the lard produce OF this country The
number Of hogs killed the last season and packed
for commerce is three millions he average amount
Of lard, per hog is % pounds The total amount of
lard in commerce Is estimated at ninety six millions
Of pounds VI TINS amount, twenty millions are
shipped from Cincinnati. England and Cuba takes
more lard of than all the rest of the world Each
of these countries buy over eight millions Of pounds
In the West Indies lard is very generally used Us
substitute for butter. Lard oil is made more extern
,iyely at Cincinnati than at any otherpont in the
Union Thirty thousand barrels of it Are annually
sent from that city. The demand for lard over the
world is on the increase, and prices will probably be
sustained.
We understand that a riot occurred at Lake Provi
lcnce the Sth inst, between the natives and the
Irish, in which Shots were fred several persons
wounded and some property destroyed.
Tuesday, the 9th, was the coolest day in New
York since 1885. The poor horses suffered terribly
rom the ice-75 foundered in Broadway, and sew
sral died. One omnibus driver was frozen to death
md three others We're found nearly insensble
Rather singular accident occurred in Talbot
ounty, Maryland, not long since, near Miles river
cry. Some of capt. Lowndes' servants were en-
,aged with a male cart, hauling corn stalks, andhe
weather. being cold, they allowed to have d fire
the field. By some accident the stalks ii the cart
anght on fire, and the whole load was instantly in
blaze. The mule became alarmed and ran of, and
,ecame entanglcd in large pile Of stalks, which
lso took fire, and the mule, cart and stalks were
Instantly all consumed.
A letter from Warsaw, quoted by the Cologne Ga
ee, says that the loss sustained by the Russian &C
i've army Chat IS the "grand army under prince
askiewitsch) during the year 1854, has amounted
0 1872 men; Of which 20 ,204 were killed. and
) 30l wounded, 6,940 deserters and absent while
I 1856 have died of various diseases.
The treasurer of Holmes county, Ohio, who. re-
emily disappeared with some $50, 900 Of the peoIlcs
nds, is reported to have been arrested last mahth
n Switzerland He had about his person. when ar
estcd some $4,000 francs III bills of exchange.
A correspondent Of the Providence Journal states
Or the information Of those who believe that there
5 connection between the temperature of our plan
and the state Of the suns disc, that there are now
W0 SpDLS Oh IiG SUN DI UNCOMMON size ana great
cgularity Of figure, almost circular which sur
ounded by penumbra, very distinct, also circular.
Lord Lindsay states that, in the course of his
,anderings amid the pyramids of Egypt, he Stun
led on mummy, proved by its hieroglyphics to be
least 1900 years of age. On examining the mum
y after it was unwrapped, he found in one of its
losed hands a tuberous root. He was interested in
he question how long vegetable life could last, and
therefore took that tuberous root from the mum-
ly's hand planted it in a sunny soil, allowed the
aims and dews of heaven to descend upon it, andi
curse Of few weeks, to his astonishmen1 and Joy,
ne root burst forth and bloomed into dallia.
The Philadelphia Ledger has sensible article on
nc foreign imports Of the coantry-one of much i'm
orance III its immediate effects as well rs remote
Onsoquenccs Says the Ledger, much Of the exist
1g want confidence, scarcity Of money, and gen
raj depression Of trade, is to be attributed to the
Xtrayagance Of the American people. The amount
pen foreign fabrics, under the stimulus of this
has been very great for many years
decline in this item Of expenditure, therefore,
'ould be signs of returning prudence on the part Of
lie inhabitants of the United States The eXpecta-
ons that in the importations Of next year there
i'll probably be falling off one-third at least
A resolution was adopted in the New York board
aldermen, on the evening Of the 5th instant call
g on the chief Of police to report as soon rs possl-
lie, how many Americans and how many foreigners
md what naton) are employed in the police depart
tent in that city; how many have been naturaliz-
I'd other countries This is what we calla search
lg enquiry
On Sunday afternoon, says the Washington SEN
mel, was an old man, acting the part Of horse,
etween shafts, dragging through the streets small
labby wagon, containing his wife and complete
lift of camp equipage. The novel spectacle natur-
ly excited much attention. Boys, Of course trot-
d along the sidewalks to have good look at the
am. Three dogs followed after it. They had act
as guards during the night and by day served in
e commissariat department, chasing and capturing
nall game for the aged couple.
According to the mans story he was formerly a
,achman Of the late John Quincy Adams. The
lrty left indianapolis seven weeks ago, to seethe
untry and visit their friends in Georgetown width
they have gone.
Although they have had long and tresome jour
", they congratulate themselves that they have
rived i'll safety; no steamboat blow-uFs or rail
ad collisions endangering their lives ner the mere
ca Of such casualties causing them to quake with
ar
Henry Wilson, the new senator from Massachu
It's, has again defined his position on the slave
question. He says he fully recognizes the doc
ne of state rights set forth in the Virginia and
entucky resolutions of 1898, and in It's applica
IN TO slavery.
Sixteen years ago, Manchester, N. H., was a sand
each day, it manufactures, 30 miles of
9TH, sheetings, shirtings. tickings, demins, de
ines, etc. 5000 seamless bags, and six tons OF news
d book paper, besides innnmerable articles that
will not particularize at present
IN sb notification upOn the cTlrure of the