The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-03-05
Wosb;,gton star that one Of the

..o,o tbe Washington Star that one OF the
EeleaFn 80 cases ever brought up for adjudfca
,,s. IMP snnreme court Of the United States 10
100 p. ~ tried before that august tribunal The
paf pss The case is No 6lt Drea Scott, pialhtliI
NJ say. - John F. A. Sanford. Mr. Montgomery
eru ,a, nla;utifr iii error and the hon. Messrs
GtIr Y P.yertlr johnson for the defendantin er
aer a. aints particularly in issue are, hrst, the
n :zens Of slaveholding States TO carry their
ish Q: M slavcholdng States for temporary
ssfes here without the loss Of their right q Pro
ageu scb slaves; and. rexts the constItuftonatlty
III cry .;sso,ri compromise, involved In the ques
tn H. right Of congress to egi late with refer
tod y u sIayery in United States territories
ss9ssuEe Of Sutherland was recently an exhibitor
~ n,sar Of pigs at a cattle show at Birmingham,
Ea9la 7, nroye the age Of his juvenile porkers. An
Fisasrr from one Of his was therefore necessa-
4 S1oAJ the document was drawn up, but nnfortu-
q, The free born Briton could not sign his name
ba agss compelled to put his mark. The Examiner
NJ lie duke terrible scoring for taking much
gss with his pigs, and so little with his men. II
e. tle duchess of Sutherland who made such
n @ aver Mrs. Beecher Stowe, and who shed such
saa,d of mauldlin tears our negroes. Her own
..oap,s are known to be the most Ignorant ill-used
nd beniGhted serfs in christendorn. Why does she
nj attempt 10 ameiorate their conditions
Ealipnanis Paris Messenger Of the 18th ults men,
ns the circumstance that six men, lately iipcra'ea
sm Cayenne By the French government, nave en-
liked on board the ship Attca, at Havre, bound Tor
ra, Orleans Their names are Fremont, Barthes,
sssguerre, Richard, Carson and selssac, ala LOUIS
.sseon gave them leave to expatriate themselves
m, city. We presume that their offences were
P - The year ending August 3ist 1855 we Amer
..ns Imported from Europe, for cur own heads and
Zee Of or wives and daughters $l,s82 500 worth
Y bsancts Of silk, straw and Leghorn, and for hats
q ~ caps. Yet how few of the head pieces sees
ssa evidence Of having been sent for 5000 tailes
tsv All are seemingly home made. In that same
sssr Toung and old America treated themselves to
.sTsj $50 worth Of watches, thermometers clocks,
T. If European make. Their appetite, too. for fo-
srtfsrles upon which without signing, they paid
ity III SO per cent Of leather to cover their hands
"a their feet they have sent across the ocean and
foaght to the tune Of So 069 a60-enough to hide
bind the nation, and sickcn IT m various way;
The American tonnage Of this country now figures
M s 400 900 TONS and will make the very respecta-
II fleet of S. 400 ships Of 900 tons each And If
he tonnage Of tie fleet be figured outin Yankee clip
nsrs Of 800 tons each, and placed on the equatorial
In around this globe, each skipper may speak tie
next in line By raising his voice little above tie
culinary pitch on shp6oard. round the whole cir
cpnference Of the globe War would be a terrible
rsanity to this immense feet, and England would
rot fare better with her commercial marine Of aboat
1000 but little less than ourown.
The Nicaragua correspondent of the New York
Herald ia responsible for the following: did You
tnow that Washington has been placed in the ealen
lar of santsf There IS church at Rivas over the
principal portal of which is very well executed
bpst Of the leader of the American revolution, and
,hc inquiry of native of the town. was informed
That il was bust Of the good saint, George WASH
ipston" ! confess that as passed this church l
slt like taking off my hat, and did it--not be-
cause Of custom, because ! could not help it..
According to the English journals, the MIME wfa-
pen must soon be superseded Lancaster's elipti-
IL h,.y Tod
ods proofs in the arsenals at Woolwch, her maies.
tvs corps Of sappers and miners now being arm
ed with them. These muskets have several quail
ties which have caused them to be pronounced SUI
perior in construction and power 70 the MIME rife,
and have range of upwards 0O0 yards.
A prescription for the sure OF small pox, the
scarlatna and the measles, has been published ty
member of the royal college of surgeons, London
Ii is reported to have been tested with invariable
success in innumerable instances and the recipe IL
as follows: Take one grain of powdered foxgovt
Tor gtatls-valuablei in the ratio of It's greenness
and the same quality of sulphate Of zinc whit
sitriol, rub thoroughly in mortar wiik few drops
ii water add four ounces Of water and little SUI
gar Ofthis mixture, table spoonful should be
given an adult, and two teaspoonsfu to a child ev4
ery second hour, until symptoms of disease vanish
The herb annihates the fever, and the zinc acts
atomic
The produce Of cotton appears to be very rapidly
Increasing in India. The ship Commodore Perry
has lately arrived at Liverpool with the largest car
(227o tonsl ever shipped at Bombay for Eng land
Itncuded 1921 bags of seeds, and above 1900 bales
snd bags Of various articles used in tanning, dying
etc; also 500 bags Of saltpetre.
An impression is current i'll certain circles that
Russia would not have met the allied propositions
had mother internal affairs been in preearious state
TIE Militar Zeitung insnuates that insubordnatiof
exists in the army Of the Crlmea.
The largest and most comprehensive mill in the
world is the Pacific, at Lawrence, Mass. The foei
surface Of this immense structure is 10 acres-ths
largest mill III England is llla acres. There arr
now in operation 40 0oU cotton spindles and l0,0Ul
worsted spindles: and these to be increased t
$4,000 and 10000 respectively.
The New Tork chamber If commerce have agaM
adopted report in favor Of the entire repeal Of th'
usury laws.
countryman in Pittsburg, the other day, receiv
cd lot of greasy bills in payment for his produce
He attempted to clean them by using solution !,
potash which ex tracted the signatures. To max
them as good as new he rewrote the names, and Il
an attempt to pass them arrested for eounteTfet
ing. After considerable Of fright and an explana
ton Of the circumstance, to his great relief he wa
set at liberty.
u WHEN swarm of voracious creatures are IN mo
ton in the stomach and ntestnes, the sensitive lin
ing Of those organs necessarily in state VI iatns
irritation This irritation extends, sympatheticaliy
to the nerves. the brain and the skin and affects TIL
organs Of respiration, and the condition Of the blood
Terrible must be the mischief ensuing from the neg
ect Of such disease. Worms VI all kinds, from Til
enormous tape worm to the thread worm, are DANCE
ross to health and life. Remove them then, and res
tore the organs they infame and irritate to norma
condition, by using that inestimabe specific W j
NER's CANADIAN VERMIFUGE.
I' Be particular and remember the name "Winer'
Canadian Vermifuge, this is the only article that ca
be depended on. Remember this
Prepared only by ]. Wright q Co.. New 0rIea@s
For sale in Shreveport by all the druggists.
New Orleans Market
FEBRUARY 28-On Monday the public was in pos
session of the favorable adyices brought by the Al
lantic and Asia but the cotton market, owing 70 III
high demands Of holders and warlike tone Of the dis
patches, sales did not exceed $500 bales. Tuesea
was more animated and sales reached $4,000 bale
Wednesday, the demand was again freely met an
a25O0 bales changed hands. Thursday there wa
some inquiry.
The receipts (lncluding 3s,2O1 bales on hand
since the LIST September, have been 1856, GAO bales
Exported during same time, 49,, 1854 bales.
lnferier, 51a@5ss4 Middling, 91s@93
Ordinary. 74@e2a Good -. -9A@lo1
Low middlng. 65s@s7M Mid'ling fair lo14 Q1l9z
FLouR-superiine, So 1906 81 Us extra, $sU0tas2
PoRK--M0 SIS $4,000 90, mess. SIS 50@l6 90.
BAcos-Sides, So Csc; shoulders, g14@911a.
LARD--s5s4 @9llac. up fb.
CoRs--45@5Oc. v bush.