The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-14
General 1ntelligepe.

sess an important significance. A. III novese,is
already been received. ylng sh,WH
It's well ascertsfi,ea that the RI
ly two available vessels of war At saaalssiahs ha,.
The particulars Of the reported rnes;pnassfopd,
Dobrudscha by the Russians shcw y d,
affair of very little moment. The r,ra ,nas itss
had greatly exaggerated it, although r.oas Acton
1t appear as nothing more than a yerv III u thesSs
to create such a diversion as should weak it,
Parture Of Omar pacha and his troorp ss !
mea. Asst IS, it amounts to little or pa. III taeG
Among the most important items brosaalsass
Union is q report to the effect that tbe avdiggAt VA
emma has lntimated to England and Frssslaetdf
vlct1on that peace was not likely to ess ase Fss
present conference, and that under the c;sos. faqS
Austria is preparing for war, and vii, eiigsphass
mics at the disposal of the allies when place &c.,
This report seems perfectly reliabla. 1sqaea4
events, is generally credited. and ~
The Belfast Ireland) Mercury mato,,
announcement that the corporation If me Stu
bankrupt, that it has, in fact, failed IN nat eSy,
$50 900 pounds. at@s
WAsniseros, FEB. 3.-The senate has
session to-day. - A0be,
In the house several bills were passoa
Senior don Felipe Molina, the miD;stss 8
RIGA, Guatemala, and San Salvador IA a IRON q
ment, who died yesterday, was the oae.. gms
Of the diplomatic corps in this city. He W. a@s
today. Sash4
The Evening Star, of this city, in it,
day, semi-officially reiterates the statema n'sa Y d
president will veto the French spoiliatioa, ~ sas$
We have telegraphic dispatches to.dar Vii
cling that Mr.. Durkee, the republican can sl saaa
been elected to the y. S. senate from Wjsemass'e
We have also intelligence from Wiscons;U y
u, pra, IA a on,,rt ,f tbof C+o4a L. N"oiH, HhN
beas corpus, in the case of Booth and p ro.d
had been convicted of r~escuing a runawssr r'saN u
pretended under the fugitive Slave law 'a'sF
Great excitement had been created n +,
sion. The abolitionists were greatly erb;,s ssG q
consequence, and had held a meeting. At @IsSS
solutions strongly censuring the federal ~, ansa
and counsellng revolutionary action, for ths n s =
OF defeating the execution Of the laws. wero PugN
The democrats are in for a free fight at r. ps !
Hampshire election; and the outside sne,La ~
will stump the State, are gen. Cass, gen. I ssa
Mr.. Latham, NC. The know notIinss hana y
gagged a strong team of native speakers tosn
them up. There will be music among tba a SN
hills before March. s%a
AT the late know nothing state convent.
Manchester, New Hampshire, eight hundred +
gates assembled from all the towns but twsn,. I
in the State. All the large places are said to
the bonds of this mysterious order now. I'm.
they are reported to number / 900 members ~, w
Manchester | 400 which is within two hundrI
believe, of the largest vote ever cast. '
WASHINGTON, FEB. 5.-Nothing has been do.t
col. Kinney, calculated to call forth a GOVERNS,
proclamation relative to the Central America =
dition, and none has been issued. Y
LOUISVILLE, FEB. 5.-The weather is moda,.
but the river is completely frozen over, and nsns
cross on the ice to Jacksonville. There haFFeIg
no arrivals from or departures for New Orleans
our last. -
CINCINNATI, FEB. 5.-The river here is still apJ
the weather has grown colder, and business ], =,
dull. Sales of -four ST. IS to So. Whiskev so5s
day at 25 cents. There is nothing doing IN psi
sions. -
The infrmary board of Cincinnati have dfps.
the prosecuting officer of the city to bring an sdm
against the New Orleans emigration societv ir h.
warding 200 pauper emigrants there.
FIcKssuRG, FEE. 5.-A destructive fire aturdD
this place about 8 o'clock this morning. ltbuk,
out in a building on Washington street, adOiq,
it's ravages could be checked, had destroyedMeP "a
rama saloon, Dillahunty's gunshop, Blerm's tdfn
store, Maddy's dentist Office, and Helmer's cahn
store, besides damaging Genella's saloon, Winston
clothing store, and other buildings in the neigAA
hood. The amount of loss has not vet been ~
hiI1C u pC 4uilC uchFpS DIS 1lcte A&
of consequence on the properly.
The Washington Globe reiterates its charg
fraud againstt the firm Of Seldom, Withers l. Co,g
challenges a libel suit.
The city council of Louisville has appropfA
$1,000 for the relief of the poor.
A bill to abolish the usury laws of Missouri
been submitted to the Legislature of that State.
The BostonAtlas says the freesoilers Of MHl
recently offered to join the wings, bHa
whiggery declined the offer.
In the first division of New York militia, tia
are eighty-six companies composed of forian
and but thirty-fve American born citizens,
During the year 1854 no fewer than 1901 Pc
sons died in London, out of a population Of tnl
lions and a half; 4,765 more than died during n
the cholera year of l849.
It is said that the president is in possessa
gratifying intelligence from Utah, II
m are not only docile, but are much please
their new governor, whom they soon hONt
convert to their religious faith. Several Of teG
GERS under col. Steptoe have declared their approx
the mormon custom relative to matrimmg Iii
to be hoped that these gentlemen have net LETT an
very near and dear family ties behind them.
The Baltimore Sun says, we have reason to belize
hat the number of our population who are nov 81
fering a most painful deprivation of the necessal
life is larger than generally estimated. andth
very much Of the suffering exists among those V
sloWest to let their wants be known.
Several of the butchers of this city, saysav VII
from New York, are engaged in filling large0d
for beef on account of the British government. !
wants of the allies also begin to benefit our 81
ping houses. The French government have j
taken up the clipper ship White Sqall, about !.
to carry provisions to the Black sea. Iheter
Of the charter are about four pounds perton anon
with port charges paid.
The newspapers of n. York are predicting a
house rent, which went up ayear or two q
with the general initiation. A large number
PEELED people to economize by living more 9
The same causes are In operation in Bs
more to produce the same effects.
"A letter purporting to be from one Of BFlsn
Young's wives is published III a Boston paper,
an editorial note that it is from a responsible sou
The writer ~denounees mormonism in violent tel
intimate that she intends %lecturlng upon
Should she make the attempt it lsl
hoped her bare-faced %impudence will meet with
we'll merited rebuke.
Miss Louisa Bradley, of Philadelphia, made a
Don ascension at Easton, Pa, on the Oath tilt.
balloon went up straight for a great distance, and
Ter remaining stationary awhile was carried a.
10 the eastward, when it burst, but Fortunately 10
lng a sort OF parachute, and though maklnsatI
descent, the lady was landed in safety about
niles distant. =
The Pacific made her round trip from New
% Liverpool, and back again in twenty seven
discharged eight hundred tons of freight. The
,ifc brought back the news of her arrly
Liverpool. This may be considered the mos
narkable feat yet performed by any of the
steamers.
On the Sunday previous to the marguerite
mayor Wood, of New York, there were 2,3W
hops open; the first Sunday succeeding 2sV, o
l34; on the third 26; and the mayer IS
ident that on the next, the number will be
ess, as he on the a3d evoked the license Of "
Who refused to close last Sunday.
The Boston Post states that some importantc en-
u the government of the methodist episcopalc CO
i now being agitated. Among others, that
general conference shall be composed of an e
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