The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-24

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"a washington Union states, On the authority OF
ID Ihe from Hamburg Germany, that the direc1 IN
eas - hat port from the United states siioW d
po Ealing off from last seasoE, ana lias .lose
gsa ar;ean vessels arriving there orougis o
Ame'irs cha destined for Russia by way OF Prussia
from ITS have also been much less than last year,
The smercan vessels leaving for home ports di-
bal ost of them being bound for Engilah ports 70
reclp here Several ships took long charters lol
loaa amerca ports at low rates In the article OF
South destined for Russia, American vessel have
iiPfrence when coming from homeports put TINS
the generally be the case, as Hamburg ships are
ranI 4sa.esd from the stadt toll dues
exsfnpar IN his history OF the peninsnlar war
2 lie following true and excellent remarks I
81 makes anoeon.-"Self had no place in his policy /
upon ~ nersona glory identified with France
s her prosperity Never before qua the world see
aha arring so high and devoid of selfish ambition.
n maj losa Who honestly seeking truth, doubt this
Leu Tanoleon carefully let them read the record Of
stuu scond abdication published by his brother Luz
w. hat stern republican, who refused kingdoms al
ta nrcc Of his principles and they will doubt DO
the 4. This Is from British writer who studied
airs Of the times in which Napoleon Hourlshed
n more than ordinary fdelityand intelligence ana
bo Rithall, s as regular specimen OF Johh pull
os ever put pen to paper
ii PAPERS seats in his monster balloon America,
W. aral voyages at fifty dollars. As an extfaofdi-
~ indictment for travellers to patronze the Amer
- II is announced that passengers VIII ENJOY
ics, - in n small house to which the balloon is at
Nod and in which table, containing iuxu-
e. snch as Wines cordals, cakes, &c. will be set
he . n . magnificent scale. Husbands and wives
ou bole family be taken out on this excursion
Of a Measures of which can never be described"
nednntercit $40 bills on the Bank of Georgetown;
u limitations of the genuine, are in circulation in
INV parts ofthe adjacent country. The shading in
Inc haA lords Georgetown" and etTen" in the body Of
.he biIl are defective--paper whtish-signatures
/ Il executed-femae figure on the right hand cor
or noorly engrayed-bill about r. inch shorter than
tba renuine These counterfeit bills signed j.
" Coachman, president, and p. i. NJ Kay, cash'r.
We have been informed BY the president of the bank
that the genuine ten dollar bills thus signed fast
heing Withdrawn from circulation.
In recent criminal trial in Michigan the wife
and infant child of the accused, accompanied by
minister of the gospel In the relation Of friend of
the family were constantly present. and afforded the
counsel for the defence an opportunity, which was
not lost to make very pathetic appeal to the jury
The Judge thereupon took occasion TO state in his
charge that he chopped never again to witness such
things brought into court as part of the machinery
II the defence
4 complimentary correspondence has taken place
bstveen col Graham, the American consul and the
residents Of Buenos Ayres, the former retiring
from the consulship. One hundred thousand dol
lars have been subscribed towards the new British
hospital in Buenos Ayres. The question of the
right Of the foreign vessels Of navigate the
teTs Of the Pariana is still unsettled.
The Lowell News says that there now in that
CITY two young ladies who were born in New Orleans
nopulence but in consequence Of death and reverses
Of fortune were left not only orphans but penness.
Rather than to remain in Indulgence at home, they
made their way to Lowell and entered the mills as
operatives and are now numbered among the many
beautiful exemplary and intelligent ladies of the CT
IT, who labor in the mills.
From Lloyds forthcoming steamboat directory,
saws the Cincinnati Gazette we learn that since the
application of steam on the western waters, there
have been 39 672 lives lost by steamboat disasters,
3l boats and cargoes lost and ~ boats seriously in
jured amounting in the aggregate to the enormous
sum of S67 100000.
Kneeland Norcut, native Of Fredonia n FORK,
having served two years in a printing office, left
home when II years of age and shipped sailor
at seaport town. He rose rapidly until he became
acaptan, after which he joined the Russian service
and in three years, made general officer IL
which capacity he is serving in the Crimea.
Gov. Slade, of Vermont is a visit to the west
accompanied by between thirty and forty ladies, al
Of whom are bound n the western country as teach
The ex-goy9 is doing thriving business
in adding to the Population, and rendering fruitful
the barren places Of the west. He has conducted
several lots of the same sort there before.
The New York papers state that the steamship
Adriatic now being built for the Collins line viii
be, when completed, the largest and most magnih
cent vessel afoat. She will measure $500 tons; hel
length will be 345 feet the broad line; depth o.
hold SO feet; breadth Of beam SO feet.
The New York journal of Commerce says that
district attorney Hall has been beset all sides BY
friends of the indicted city fathers, to prevent the
strict performance Of his duty in the matter, and
adds that there is no fear Of his being swerved from
doing all that is enjoned by his position We opine
that all of their efforts to Hans Yorkel to de
Yiae from the path Of duty will be abortlye tie i
made of different stuff
We are informed that citizen Of this city ha
lust obtained patent. for improvement in the
manufacture of white lead, that must have an i'm
porant effect upon the future cost OF this article
The inventor is confident that the saving will be-
per cent if not no. If it should be only ~, it mus
IL. Far{,, il
result would be the abandoning of the present mode
OF manufacturing and the universal adoption OF TIL
improvement. lSt. Louis hepublican.
A correspondent Of the st. Louis Republican ha
recently been on a visit to five hundred Portuguese
emigrants settled near Springfield, Illinois, VIII
about five wears since were driven by the fires of pei
secntion from the island of Madeira. He says the
are model etngrants, neat industrious, and neve
seen at police courts. s@%
John Donovan was fined two dollars and cost il
Charlestown, Mass, on the 24th ult., tor stealln
his own bootsl He had taken them to be mended
and stole them without paying for the repairs.
party of about fifty emigrants from Rappahan
mock and Culpepper counties, Virginia, left wash
ington, in the former county, few days SINCE poun
for Kansas territory. They are said to embrace
number of families but it is not stated whether the
accompanied by slaves, or whether the NIT
were all whites.
Wilmer g. Smiths European Times, of the 1T
ult., says:-sSir George Brown has refused an otfe
carried him at the Alma. The horse has quite re
covered from the bullet-riddling he received
tits said by Washington correspondent that til
hon James Buchanan, minister to England, is abou
to lead to the altar the widow Of the late James
Polk.
On Monday, October 1st, the following propose
amendment to the constitution Of Connecticut, wa
voted on by tho people Every person shall be abb
to read any article Of the constitution or any see
ton Of the statutes Of the State, before being admi
ted ~ an eector' e It was adopted by the people
There are sixteen counties in Kentucky in which
it is said there is not single piano
Consignees of Merchandise per STEAMBOATS,
At OgLesby 8. Grs,oolds-s j. y: Ford; g. T. HyI
son; A. w. Tucker; ]. B. Gilmer, Miss Weary; J. !
Boggs R. H.; T.. M Gatlin; +. 9. Briggs; Tayle
Brown; Dade & Dupree: ]. Cooper; ]. HovenkemI
J E. Vanhook; R. Il. Carruth; Gen. =. Greer; T. +
E. E. p; S. Kayer.
den; J. +. Taylor.
At N Moores-R. =. Wynne; r. 3. Arick; job
Pickett.
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