The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-02


VI mast and present. mentions that one IS sar-
ssd to discover Of how late introduction the word
Y;t.o proves to be in our language through the
hos Of our authorised version OF the bible, Its
- not once occur; the work whica it now per-
ms being accomplished, as our rustacs would now
lo.anlish it, by This" or "her applied freely to
smaninate things as TO persons, or else by thereof
= ..of it," Mr.. Trench remarks that its occurs
u. three times in all Shakespeare, and he doubts
.hether Milton has once admitted itsinto Paradise
The birth place Of James Otis, the first great
o.ndiary," produced in America, whoa John Adams
iii 1.-THE flame of fire. is advertised for sale in
10 Y rnouth (Mass.) Register. The citizens of
Rsnstaple are trying collect funds enough to
= rnonulnent to his memory on the place
Rv a law recently passed IN Michigan, a married
a,3an may receive buy, sell, devise; mortgage DC.
er real and personal property without the consent
q g her husband and also sue and he sued without
% ;a;ning the husband in the suit in either case.
The Washington Union says that Eof all the off
..rs and prvates who served in the revolutionary
lar only about one thousand now remain who draw
nonsions from the government. The number of the
Elbows of revolutionary officers ana soldiers who
lraw pensions, is about six thousand.
The Boston Times says that SO scarce are houses
i. that city, at the present time, that gentleman
tas actually hired a church at the south end, as
Inmicil for himself and family.
Is appears the Russians preparing to give the
allies some warm work if they attempt any land OPP
arsrions on the Baltic this season. The army Of the
Rac, under gen. sievers, is to be largely augment
al Russian writers state this general will shortly
have l40 000 men under his command.
Tn the British house Of commons very lately in
~anlv to an inquiry by Mr. Roebuck lord Palmersto
sted that it was the firm intention of the British
aoveruuent to give to Newfoundland responsible
Government, and that steps had been taken carry
ihe project into execution.
The cargo Of pappers shipped hy the Swiss au-
thortes for this country by way Of Havre as init
mated by our consul at Zurich aletter to the col
icfor of the port of New York it is now ascertain
ed are On their way to New Orleans. 1t is stated
however in second letter from consul Gonhdie that
The ernigrants each provided wish draft for ten
dollars upon the Swiss consul at New Orleans so
that they will not be entirely destitute upon land
ing and upon these grounds the United States CON
sui at Hayre, who had protested kgainst the ship
ment, was induced to Withdraw his objections.
An officer of the navy, who wi#fds an able pen
recommends, in the columns of the New ork Even
ing Post, that the junior well ls the senior off.
GERS Of the navy should be oyerhauEed and the nef
fcients weeded out. He also states the extraordna-
nv fact that there 10 ieutenants in our navy un
fit to take command o. ship. ard seventy five OF
these unfit TO be trusted watch officers If this
be the it certainly is time the wedding process
was commenced among them.
report is said, by the London Economist, to be
current in Paris that the plague with all its hdeous
symptoms, had made its appearance in the allied
army 1t had been caused BY the great number of
corpses which were buried very negligently.
riot occurred at Oxford New York, on the Stl,
as the report goes,of certain accommodated
Der being ordered out of the church by the priest
The services were suspended and general fight
ensued outside the building between the Roman ca
thoics and protestants. The resud was not serious.
The latest news from Australia States that the in
rastigaton consequent upon the lale riots terminated
and the charges brought against the government of
fcials proved to be unfounded The leaders of the
dissatisfied miners were found to be men who had
themselves nothing to complain OF or to redress, in
foot |,a crafd how
ever, to be done away with. 3 e
It will be recolleeted that by a recent act of con
gress certain amount appropriated to enable
the secretary of warto try the experiment of intro
ducing canels on this continent as beasts of burden
and for military purposes. As the navy department
have occasion to send stores to orr squadron in thu
Mediterranean, the storeship Supply, now at New
York has been selected for this parpose and on he
return voyage will bring the cahlels. This vesse
will take out major Wayne, officer Of the quarter
masters department of the army, to purchase the
camels, and on her homeward voyage will bring
them to the United States. The vessel viii be pre-
pared with all dispatch for sea.
There is no doubt that the experiment Of introdu
cling camels as beasts of burder and for military
purposes, in the south western prt Of the country
will prove entirely successful. Their great endur
ance, ability to carry large burdens, and the length
OF time that they enabled to eSist without water
will render them valuable adjunct to the army in
the section Of country for which they are intended
Advices from Poland state that the kingdom is
now filed with troops every village having its gar
rison A nocturnal levy Of recruits was made OF
the 18th of March throughout Poland.
An act to restore the voting by secret ballot il
Massachusetts, has passed the house Of representa-
tyes.
An expedition is about to be undertaken by doct
Catherwood, an American physician, to explore TIL
interior Of Australia. Government gives no aid t
the pro- ect, but the press speaksof it calculated
to be very advantageous to the cdlony.
CANDIDATES..
FOR MAYORI: