The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-14

Thomas II. Benton said many good things
when hi wasa democrat in high standing with
the pa,{y. For instance, the following pas
sage from one of his speeches in the senate,
delivered nearly thirty years ago, is both very
handsome and truthful:
.The: valley Of the Mississippi will be filed
up; the barrier of the Rocky mountains will
be passed.; the boundaries Of the Pacific ocean
viii be reached; the decentralization Of the
globe WILL be- completed; the oldest and young
est nation will be brought together, and the
emigration IF the human race will stop where
it begaA, on the borders and confines Of the
Celestial empire
WhaA was col. Benton's prophecy in 1895 is
recorded history now. When he made the pre-
dicton, ihe was told that its fulfilment was five
centuries distant He said he could calculate
the tim with astronomical certainty; yes sir,
with astronomical certainty. sir, in this gener-
ation-(n this generation, SIR
/ a grAat sensation has been caused in the
camp o; the allies by the heroic deeds of a
dog belonging to col. Metmann, of the 73d
regiment of the line. On the 18th of August,
during The battle of Tchernaya, the quadru-
ped brcae Ibis chain, fought in the ranks Of the
army, saved the lives of a sergeant and SOL
der, ard toPk three Russians prisoners A
ball STR ck bis foot, but the wound only embit-
tered Thu an NAL the more. He threw himself
upon a; Russian officer, flung him down, and
dragged him prisoner by his coat collar to the
Frencht A French physician bound up the
wound land the four footed hero is conyalesing
He vii; probably receive some mark of honor,
as another dob in the English army has been
rewarded with medal for his devotion to his
master;
Ex-gbvernor Anthony, of the Providence
Journal thus writes of the famous city of Co
logne:
"Of I'll the queer old places that ever saw
Cologne is certainly the queerest and the old
est. rs narrow, crooked streets, the singular
architecture of its quaint houses, rising so high
and iu{ing over the streets, the air of great
antiquity upon every thing, all these are calcu-
lated, rhore than any other city have seen on
the Rhine, to impress a stranger. So narrow
are the streets, that from some of the houses
the opposite residents may almost reach each
other. The windows are large, and the ar
rangenlants are not favorable to domestic pri-
vacy. However, they seem to be used to it,
and young lady who was making very de-
liberatc| toilet at the open window opposite my
own, dill not seem to be in any way annoyed
at the proximity" i
The Gazette de Lyons, Of the 10th ultimo,
states, that, amongst the numerous wounded
soldiera Just arrived there, soldier of the |
second IZouaves, excited particular attention.
He wa| dressed in a republican hat, with a
plume frock coat buttoned up to the chin,
and haN with him a cal minus one leg. Itap-
pears that he was performing character at the
French! theatre before Sebastopol, when the
drum beat to arms Without having time to
doff hid theatrical costume, he was soon in the
trenches, where he lost one arm, from the splin
ter of shell, and had his right ear carried
away BIZ musket ball-his cat which remain
ed during the engagement on his shoulder,
losing IFS paw, at the same time. Even in the
hospital, he would never part from his cat,
which Nas come with him to France, where the
zouaye figures in the same dress that he wore
when THE alarm was given. !
Madam, las your piano an aolan attach
nentg asked Sam, the other night, the wife
# man who appeared to live up to if not be-
ond his income. '..~ t
Hush whispered Seth in his ear, it has :
heriff ! attachment
Gam FroPpeu the suD]ect. f
Bill did you ever go to sea?' {
I gubss I did. Last year, for instance, l i
rent to see a red headed gal, but only call
a once,'
WHY so?' .--, ....-.
Because her brother had an unpleasant t
abit of throwing boot-jacks at people, |
Orflt, The celebrated doctor, being examin- c
as al! expert on capital trial, was asked tt
y the president whether he could tell what [
mounts Of arsenic was requisite to kill a fly. |;
he dol tor replied, certainly, Nile. president,
ut m Just know beforehand the age Of the fly, g
5 sex] its temperament, its condition and c
abits $f body, whether married or single, L
dow pr maiden, widower or bachelor. When 4
atisfed on these points I can answer your a.
uestior1.' -. @
An experienced woman asserts, that when b
len break their hearts, it is all the same as "
hen q lobster breaks one of his claws, another d
,routpg Immediately, and growing in its A
ace. r
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GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE. V
MARIETTA. &c
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-. sons of FIVE months each, the first common fe
ss ICING on the Goth of July, and ending on the m
tn of December; the secoud commencing on the su
In OF fbruary, and endlng on the 18TH OF Jnly. Gu
The callets divided into four college classes fy