The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-06


KSs Indiana and grating Liberia became
1H'onsssfu merchant at Monrovia. He has been 4
ahsr and speaker of the house of representa- YES
That republic; was candidate two Years ago fol
H. presidency against president Roberts, and isI,pw
It l;tfnp and publishing paper in that edlntrv He
euiI to b. pure African Benson esaigrated "a
11;h"ria when child He i, iheprincip1 merchant
- Rassa Cove; has filed The office Of fudge of one
a. ~ The highest courts Of Liberia, and is now vice
u dent Of the republic. He il represenie "a as- !
! pm If talents, and Of great popularity
thp course of lecture recently deli 4ered IN t}a
~ If London Mr. Thackeray took occasion n u
ii 10 the United States; country, he said .swhere
courtesy, and good nature were. III notgin,,
80 con spcuons (though you meet them constant
~ than III the gallant attention every where shown
~ women. Dandy and Clown alike Wild place IL
woman in omnibus or railway car Sir Roger de
roveriy would have loved this true evidence Of the
saaIiuG of the gentlemen, 1t would HAYES pleased
Gaae that he would have taken the gentle dandy or
Iowu 10 the nearest tavern and treated him to a
sa5le-possibly to six bottles" Il agn't mean,
,dIed Thackeray ITO set down the last live bottles
~ the score Of Dick Sieele's good wirks They
raIIa be very decidedly work Of super3ry.ation =
Ne learn from the Eutaw ZAlabana, W hig iha1
governor Winston was recently arrested that place
fr disturbing The court Ii seems that tile governor
ca, into animated conversation with some of his
fGeDd- in which his voice unwittin*ly rose 10 a
rirch that disturbed the court.
"Mr Sheriff" said the Judge, Il fine you $40 for
rot keeping order
The sheriff turns himself about, and Seeing zen
.en,anly looking stranger, talking IA her loud Ynr,
deliberately marches up to him. and takes hin, ~
The collar and shakes him. at the same ii,e fofai,
escailning, "Helo, sir! Why The detil don't Won
keep siiencehere. Don't You the jnd-e has fined
me twenty dollars? Hey?''
SHERIFF" said bystander, "this is governor VIM
ston"
The governor laughed and the last seen Of The
sheriff the Tail Of his coat lying level on the air
a. he disappeared around tile corner.
.l,I -t,,, r. "a
ries in New Yprk has served 10 advance The price of
milk twenty five per cent. There can be no ones
ton however, but thar he milk will be twent five
per cent better therefor; ard to the price, tha
poor-whe nthey Stop drinking beer ana wlliskey-
will be able 70 pay any price thatnay be demanded
physician in Philadelphia wro.e pre5criD-inn
for lady named Murray and another f4f her child
last week, but unfortunately clerk IN drug stor<,
where they were PIT up n'isdifec'ed them, SO that
the one intended for the mother was Given 10 tbe
child causing its death in a few hours The anibyr
of the fatal error has been arrested
Barnum has made one of his elephants so tracta
bic hat ii is used on his farm IN Connecticut for
agricultural purposes Iii, attached il, varv l.r[r.
plough for sub soiny, and draw as ,nlch as TX
horses. An attendant mounts while a man hold
the plough Al other times it is used Il. hauling an
immense cart, etc.
4 new objection to the use Of wine 1t communion
Is raised by the Saint Adams (Nern5nJ Tribune
which makes the estimate That commtsiliun wine in
the United SAFES costs the churchesIs6lO 900 per
YEAR and asks how many missionaries this sum
would maintain. Evey hing is new judged By the
money standard, even III religion
The ha;dtimes experienced BY the nEfddline and
poorer classes in New England during The pasf wear
The result Of monetary difficulties and the fxarb an
price Of all the necessaries of life, has caused many
ii urn their eyes in the direction Of the Great WeS
large numbers have already started and many others
are preparing 10 start for that portion OF country
Sof4r, his spring, the emigration IN that direction
appears be great er chan ever befre known
horse bit has been invented a!ad patented
eouSists in providing The hi bar which goes in the
hor,t'> noah with two laterally swinging padded
levers, which are arranged on the sides Of The
horses nose aud connected to either he driving or
oler rein, that they come together afaf the manner
Of ihejaws of clam when the rein is Elrawn Iv the
rider and close his nostrils, cheek hEs Lrea hing
and consequently bring him TO a stanC4 still.
The New York Times says, the nifmher Of emf
grants TO this country seems likely e large if
not larger the present, as on any previous summer
We uniers and from reliable authority that ninety
sx ships all Of which will bring mort Or less emil
grant passengers have cleared at ditfeft European
ports for this ely. a-
coteeIporary remarks that the new postage law
puts effecruai danper anonrmout letters All |
those who send hem are compelled to paw out
three cents, which, 70 such mean souls, impars a
mach great pang than their cfasionsf can possibly
A4cI any else.
The Bos CORES pondent of the Chr4<tian Inqur-
ersays that the odd anomaly exists ia Boston of
chnrch without single +hipptr. residing in the
city, of The faith of those who bailti it. It is be
lieyed that not single quaker resides ia Boz
ton. Dhlgent inquiry Of The friend. and Of others
has failed 10 bring TO light living quaker resi-
dent of Boston for several years
An American surgeon connected with the Russian
al Sebastopo writes that ono single native
Fgenchman has deserted. This cannot be said of
The English he says the deserler ffttn the French,
few in nunher} have been without ANY exception
feeignar, in the French service. THIS fact speaks
we'll r French honor
Tie legislature of New York has fdapted law
provdng uniform mode Of counting the ballots
after All election, and fixing the orae'3 III which the
tickets shall be counted uniform ~ stem through
the State is to be pursued, 80 thai counting the
for each Office will be Successfully completed
thFoughout the State or district and Emtlch of the
Confusion will be avoided which eH ;sts under the
present system of having the judges and inspectors
to choose the order in which the tickets shall be
counted
The editors of the New York Journal Of Com
merce have been shown miniature specimen Of an
iron wall designed sub itlte folibricks III the
construction N blildings-.he Invention of Jason
L Bordick, practical builder, and in Inventor Of
some reputation. The pieces Of iron finploged are
lnge"lol'ly ,haped 50 a, to secure lithness with
great str'n5th, apparently, and the wall thus con
btructed may be ca lily taken into pieces and re-erect-
ed With comparatively little labot Or exp nse The
mast striking pecnafity is, that the plates Of iron
used In form ng walls are connected without bolts
new style Of bonnet has lalaly apparel IN Paris
~ Is formed oi tatfeas, the front iDdented at equal
distances, and trimmed with blonde. Upon one side
Of the front i placed ro@e,scon,poed Of velvet
ol'll h1l fen hes, accompanied bg laafs Of Grape
Eatked With velvet inside he front being trimmed
n a similar manner. and adorned also with buds,
biohde and small flowers
In the State library, at. Albany, Few York are
afaw pieces Of paper, yellow with fInld and written
upon wi h ink in plain and seemingly modern
4"ad enclosed in glass case, which are matters of
deep hlsoc int3re They are the prt'ars and pass
e. given by general Benedict Arnold ts mai Andre,
tny which he conld pass and repass Jha American
lines, under fictitious name while csndueting the
'fe? enable correspondence between thu armies and
winch We're found upon his person wi:en he was ar
fered as spy
- The London Lancet comes TO the conclusion that
ne Use OF chorofofm must be nleaaulably abandon
ed here j. no doqbt, says the Lancet, that the
novelty OF The practice, the remarkable effects pro-
dlced, and the freedom from risk 4os ,anhesi a ing
" asserted. have led I'd very grave abuses Had +
'h4osof'fm Iieser been inhaled save when its
necessary lives would not have been sacrificed TO the
removal of tooth, nail, or little tiger III tap
ping hYdroeele touching a sore with cailstie
LIS Use should be reserved for, those eases Only in
which the intensity or duration Of the pain III an
operation constitute serious complications or where
j. essential to the proceedings of the
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