The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-09
General INTELLIGENCE

''l nlNey expedition as flibusterinn, oeaoQl
Nh; NEW oEk, APRIL 23.-The U. s. ' ~ Affair." v
san o. lhe Japan squadron, and a fla
BosToN, April PA great fire. isu ;hereto ~
city at O'Clock this morning. II orio;he out RG
battery wharf, which is in ruins os,,Iaed o. -
cry building on and djaeent to il 1Inef With v
OF cotton and provisions have also haa Large a
ne terry house and buildings on TqeestroFed
! burnt nave been H. Nd
), From Union wharf to Constitution :. 'S'
thing is in ruins ''0' Wharf 49,
l. he ships Pharsala, Miami and otbo..,
wise fallen prey to the flames, as alsn 81. haves
ire engines. 1A'o nave sesHE
The loss is estimated at 100000
loksBURG, APRIL 30.-The steamer A.,
llvea mere TINS morning. reports that the s which A.
Ton caught lire yesterday afternoon, at es'ne Al
ntitileF par and that the boat as well aS nea,
~hl nc consisted OF 200 bales cotton is ta sf e
The Van Buren, ARK Intellioencoo.a toa los S7
ut, says that it has been mathemat;.oeonl The Nh
and practically demonstrated, that tba Proven
river will no more be fit for navipatinn nfkaas,,
Guilty lies in the fact that the banks have he dS
such an extent as to widen the bed Of b'alen ato
measurably, requiring larger volume Of G rTe H.
usually rises, to furnish its thirsty bars "ef th5
up the bed A railroad will now have to aug tof9
ed upon. " 0e depell.
-AilioIS tte CuIl dClS OI the AlaSS9ch,,..
lature, is one for debarring students tba % les
running up an account for drink or food ri'ege Of
confectionery, and for carriage hire Inn ,"ttadns
contectioners, stable keepers DC, Arc fi Aeepe
give credit to any student of any educatnnUIq aeo
tuition in the State, whatever his or her list
acter may be. 6e u char
Among the important bills which have r....,
New ork legislature is one letting out or IL
years at fixed per diem price, the laho U taHg
Thousand cohTlcts. The New Iork state prson V ny
several years, have been in a sad way and aous Tor
items in the supply bill is one of S. O0 ong The
their debts ''0V TO Pay
A London letter by the Nashville STATES fh..,,
tone OF the American papers, in reference IN A
IS beginning to cause great uneasiness in corn, euoa
circles in England. Louis Napoleon is san G. .5
Tar stronger prejudice against any interferenea,s
Gu1a IMAM the English government, but then W.; s@
doubt that they will act together 10
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel con4u.,.
the statement that Messrs. Toombs and Senboauot
opposed to the know nothings, and SAYS that +le
not members OF the order they svmpatbiso vii gu
objects and give their full dorsenent to ba
ciples. ~ "ie Pm.
The Savannah Courier contradicts the run,.a
the yellow fever has again made its appearan sna.
that city 1t says that Savannah is as heaitbv al,
ever was at the same period. The board ok aa1
are now taking measures to prevent recurron 'a
The New York Legislature, at its late session n.s,
ed law authorising the common council of tba@;sS
of New York to pass laws to prevent all personsa:
,ePl Hremen and policemen from approach;n a
vicinity OF fires This, it is thought, will bay5a wy
effect to maintain better order at fires. 1-'
MI David Newman, who died lately in Gr.rr;1,
county, N orth Carolina was cabin bow with paa
Jones' cannonier for Rogers at Tunis; an actor a."
he scenes at Trpoli and at Sandy Fork corTo IN
n the Philadelphia regiment f'4
There Is some controversy, SAYS the Ralt;mor, D
rlot, IN reference to the shortness of tbo nrosa"
oreadstufs supply. Indeed. it is reduced td ~.
alnty that the stock is light, and must cont;n,oa
lntil replenished by new crop. ''''0s NJ
we are 10 nave no more Swiss criminal or napnor
The federal council of SwitzerIapd fss
ssued circular to the local authorities Of ba cnu
ons prohibiting shipment of such passeDre-s ~ o4 to
Jnlted States in future.
All the Judges of the United States court If
lalms are now in Washington. Judge Immpkn q
'eorgla, having concluded to accept the position t
cred to him by the president. They were expecte5
D organize formally in few days.
The London Times has leading article in defence
the know nothings in the United States, and saws
lat Spain demanded the recall of the British am,
assador at Madrid for his interference in reisons
fairs
Another illustration of the danger of exposing one
IT to the seduction of the gaming table. occurred
IN. ork on the 22d ult, when MARYLAND PEN
eman named Bailee, boarding at the Carlton house
tempted self-destruction, by swallowing ounces
laudanum. He is said to have been fieeced bytbe
ew York gamblers to the tune of 100000.
he Canadian authorities are considering The px.
dlency OF adopting measures with reference to the
obable return of the cholera during the coming
miner. They propose to regulate emigration, and
lid hospitals, etc
Alb. Stuart formerly secretary of the navy, was
address the people of Augusta, at Staunton. Tir.
MA, on the 9Th of May, in defence of the know
things.
At the late term of the grand jury in Emanuel
lnty, Georgia, true bills for murder were found
ainst thirty five persons.
In the new city Of Lawrence Kansas TERRITORY, the
nclpal streets have been named after the thirty
E States. Ten parks are laid ont within the city
The Fredericksburg News has been shown bar
gold valued at $1,000, the product of fifteen days
,or in the Vancluse (Va.) gold mine. p
Jne young man in the vicinity of Boston, shot
nself, last week, because he could not get a,gfe,
l another because he could not get a divorce
The New York Evening Post contains an article
lch indicates preference for gen. Houston as
ldidate for the presidency.
Destitute Workmen from the interior parts are all
king into Boston in search of employment, and
lbtess into other large cities though the times are
Dad IN these very places that many resident work
y sale SIN OUT ol employment.
he grand jury of Orange county, Florida, in their
eral presentment made at the late term of their
TT, mentioned the fact, that out of a population
tour hundred in the county, there has not been
gle death in twelve months
he small pox is prevailing in the upper part Of
parish of East Feliciana. The precautionary
ans of vaccination should not be neglected.
rom information in which we have respect and
hdence, says the Washington Star, we learn that
Nanp1aar hoe To-
ifornia, in the names of other parties
It Fort Des Molnes, Iowa, there is dreadful
city OF women. In one house We're found nine
bachelors and only one married couple The
or entreats the ladies to come out there.
TX boys in Boston have been sentenced to the
Sc OF refuge for two years each, for playing tru
+. D.. Irabue has announced himself cand-
; tor congress in the Ashland district, Kentucky.
IS opposed to know nothingism, but i'll favor Of
former native American principles.
he deaths in New York during the week ending
2lst ult, numbered 479, precisely the number re-
led the week previous.
he BARRIERS shops, newsrooms, daguerreotype
ons, &c, in Boston, were closed Oh Sunday, the
ult, in compliance with instructions from head
rters.
he English papers announce the death of Mrs
d, formerly Miss Broute who under the name Of
rrer Bell, wrote j sne Eyre Shirley and ilette.
died at Haworth in Yorkshire
vessel was launched at Bath Maine, on thc19th
called the Humbug. That's very common
now -a-days, but if she is as successful as some
bugs, she'll do.
ere Haute, Indiana, is swarming with wild pi-
$. On the evening of the 9th, about O'Clock, a
nearly amile in length by about sixty feet deep,
ed directly over the city, making noise audible
great distance.
quantity of heavy pieces of cannon, with bones,
I chests and ordinance stores, has been recently
ped from Antwerp, in the Belgian brig Antwer-
TO lrDz by order ap1 of tho