The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-09
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$ LATER FROM EURGPE-AERITAL Of the ATLANTIC
New York, May 1.-The Collins STEAMSHIP
: Atlantic has arrived, with highly inportar
intelligence from Europe. The Atlantic sale
! from Liverpool on, the Esd April consequent
5 brings advlces nine days later than prevlousl
: received.
: No change in the Liverpool cotton market
q Prices steady.
: The Vienna conference has been broken up
: after having held twelve sessions, by the refu
sal of Russia to aeceed to the demands of tn
2 allied powers. Lord John Russell and tn
t French envoy had left Vienna. There ar
strong indications that Austria will take par
with the allies against the car.
, The bombardment of Sebastopol by the al
. lies commenced on the 9th ult, with 500 hea
Wy guns, and continued necessarily to the 5th
up to which an assault was not practicable.
The British loan Of ZIG, 900, 900 had beer
taken by the Rothschilds.
Louis Napoleon and queen Eugene had spen
a week in England, and been immensely go
rfed. -
: 1t is said that England assents to Napoleon
taking command of the allied army in the Cri
mea; but this is from doubtful authority.
The taxes had been increased in Great Bri-
tain, and larger duties proposed on coffee, SUI
gar, spirits and stamps.
General Canrobert had te1egraphed to Paris,
from Sebastopol, April 18th, the fire of the al
lies continued, and that they were gaining
some advantage. The loss of life he saysis
very great The bombardment would continue
for about a week longer, when the assault
would be made upon the city.
WHIsKEY RIoT.-The city of Chicago, ILL.,,
gas few days since the theatre ola disgrace
full scene-in short, nothing less than mob for
whiskeyl On the morning of the 21st ult., the
court was engaged in hearing number of suits
growing out of infringements of the law in re-
gard to selling liquors. A small procession of
intoxicated Irishmen and Germans marched
through the streets to the court house, where
they proceeded to collect crowd by means of
drum, fife and a variety of other musical in
struments. The sheriff ordered them to stop,
but was disregarded, and signs of resistance
manifested. A police officer then knocked
down the drummer, and one or two of the rino-
leaders, whereupon general fght ensued, dur
ing which one man was killed and six severely
wounded. By this time a large concourse of
citizens had collected around the courthouse,
and the principals in the riot were arrested and
put in Jail. The authorities thought the diff .
Guilty had been brought to a close, but at four
O'Clock, P. M, a company of Germans, armed
with loaded muskets, knives, etc., came across
the river from the north side, and marched d.
rectly to the courthouse square, where the Of
hcers and police were assembled Another
combat ensued, during which one police officer
and two Germans were shot, and large mum
Der OF the rioters arrested and put in prison.
The German population now became greatly
excited and threatened to pull down the jail
and release the prisoners The sheriff then
called out the military, and colonel Swift plan
ed his artillery in Randolph street, in front of
he courthouse and Jail, and sentinels, with
oaded muskets were posted around the square.
At the latest accounts the Germans had not re-
'ewed the combat, nor had they stormed the
prison. How much longer is our country to
De dishonored by such disgraceful outrages?-
It is enough TO make an American blush for
he honor of his country, when he finds that its
most trivial laws-even those in regard to the
elling of spurious liquors-cannot be put in
orce, without meeting with armed resistance t
rom foreigners newly arrived in the country! !
American Judge cannot listen to the plead {
ngs of a suit in which a grocer is accused of
aving infrlnged the license law, without sub I I
jecting himselfto insult from gang of drunk {
n rowdies, and a charivari by loafers! Well {
nay it be said our country is ''progressing,' +
shen We read of such tragedies as the one en- : :
cted in Chicago; but it is progress from +
epublican love of law and order to anarchy. S
nob law, and the destruction of the govern a
lent II
The Richmond (Va.) Post mentions the in n
tituton of suit highly important to the mer- o
antile community. Messrs, John G.. Hobson d "
on, of Richmond, sent an order by the Wash p
1gton and New Orleans telegraph line, to their tt
gents at Mobile, for the purchase of five hun C
red bales of cotton. At the office in Mont
emery, when the message was received the h
lords Give hundred" were written 'stwenty- a
We hundred" thus causing the agents, when c;
1ey made the purchase, to buy five times as q
,uch cotton as the Richmond house wanted. d
Iessrs. Hobson & Son were, Of course, bound s.
} take the cotton purchased by their agent, p
nd have commenced a suit against the Wash n
lgton and New Orleans telegraph company ~
u 900 damages, caused by the over pur- D
base. We presume that the court will award IL
amages, if for no other reason, that it may K
ZACH telegraphic operators to be more careful al
nd attentive to business. fe
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THE ALLIES AND CUBA.-The London Ex- o.
miner has an article on Cuba and the recent ~
beech in the Spanish cortes on slavery. ItI !,
7precates the intention of Spain to protect u -
avery in Cuba, and says that by offering to =,
Re slave hopes of future emancipation the =,
panish government would raise up power =. y
Die to defy both Cuban planters and American e