The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-01-16
does not seem hard

olqrs aorea The persons composing u ana direct
tf have purchased large trac. q iana Wnen ln-
dudes .anose to build a manufacturing town which
They Pf baeonle city; and carrying with them,
shah I'll New England energy, ingenuity and apt
they thrift they can hardly fall short of full sue
~ They propose to take ont qns1e number Of
cess III practical working machines, and AZ once
rev manufactures and trade as well as agri-
e+tapnsr Boston Chronicle.
GILL; YORK has always been regarded as the most
saagant municipal corporation in America; but
an Il seems, under its present government, is
bo s, more extrayagantand our own, we think, in
SIT of Extravaganza, is not behind any Of them,
~ h'. Advertiser says: zone Of the New 7 ork pa
Ins groans that the six millions and half expend
PIT bsr i more than ten dollars per head for every
"a CO.. w woman and child in the csy." But the two
d quarter millions spent in Boston, is little short
fanrteen dollars head for every man. woman ana
o0ha living in Boston-taking the figures Of the cen
~ of the present year. which gives the population
J. he largest number. A statement based on the
- of 1885, would make the amount of this oner
as capitation tax more than sixteen dollars
The Augusta {Ga.) Gonstitutionalist says:-We
Understand that Mr.. Isaac s. futile, whose death
re recently announced, bequeathed by his will, his
toase and lot on Walker street, to the Augusta or
haB asylum, and made it his resduary legatee me
asdium we are informed, WILL after paying all the
snacia legacies, amount to about $50,000. This
rnnitcient bequest is in harmony with the extern
s;ve benevolence of Mr.. Tutte's character. In life
* highest pleasure was in works of charity. His
Fri vas ever alive to the wants of the unfortunate
ID helpless He has now left an endearing menu
nent TO his memory, and his name will be uttered
With blessings not only il the present day but BY
canning generations aa5sY
The Mount Alexander fAustralia) Mail has the
f,llowng account of adiscovery.-Mr. hos Golight-
10 miner, of Forest creek, has by chemical expert
meut ascertaned the fact that quartz is porus and
made subseryIent to manufacture and art. 1t is Mr.
Goghtlys intention to bis process by patent
He processes his ability to obtain castings Of quartz
resembling china in Transparency and eqnaling in
bteDess The purest alabaster and to furnish the col
opy with quartzcroekery to only limited by
the extent Of the quartz reefs. The economical ex
traction Of gold from quartz is among the chief fea
lures Of Mr, Golightly's process
DR.. Kane Is bnsily employed on his work desert
bng his last Arctic expedition, and efforts be-
ing made BY the publishers Messrs. Childs Peter
SON. Philadelphia to nave II out early the ensuing
year The estimated cost Of its publications. about
10000. There will be twenty fine steel line engra-
wings, including portraits Of doctor Kane and Mr.
Gnnnell, executed under the superintendance of J .
Butler, esq. The wood cuts will be engraved in
the highest style Of the art BY Messrs Van Ingen &
Snyder, making In all upwards Of three hundred IL
ustrations II will be issued iii two octave vols
Price S. for the entireWork.
OF the 700 900 acres Of land granted BY the State
to aid the constructionof the Illinois central rail
road, over 2,0O0,000 acres yet remain unsolds Ia
king the sales made since the land office Of the COM
from the lands alone will not fall very far short Of
AS 900 900. It is now thought that the road com
Deted and fully equipped will Be clear profit TO thu
company, to say nothing Of the $40 600 900 Of money
that will, in due time be piled up in their treasury
Under the stimulus of the times, this great work
promises to be of the most successful specula-
tons Of the age. y s8 "
The business of otter hunting has now become one
Of the legitimate occupations Of California During
the past year, says the State Journal it has been
Il ft,ntE -
along the entire length not only of our own coast
but for considerable distance, along the southern
coast of Oregon The total number of skins taken
on the coastfor the season amount to four hundred
and thirty six. WE ss zgsE s@ 4ka
On tile occasion Of two opposition boats starting
from Pittsburg, one employed German band to 1t.
tract passengers; the other being minus the music
and not desiring to be outdone, started the steam
whistle, which completely drowned the music of the
band: The mayor being called upon, declined to
interfere, saying that Hone was specimen of Ger
man music and the other genuine American II t#. 5
The fashionable churches of New York 40 queer
things sometimes Grace" up Broadway, came
out on the oath ult., with printed programme Of
the music there for Christmas day-theatre fashion
Among other attractions was an anthem composed
by Torrene, to be sung by Mrs. Bodstein, formerly
Miss Julia Northall--an excellent prima donna
According to the official abstract, four thousand
six hundred and ten deaths of consumption occur
red in Massachusetts during the year 1854 of whom
one thousand nine hundred were males, and two
thousand seven hundred aud seven females
During the past year. up to the 18th lt., the total
number Of foreign Immigrants arrived at New York,
was a9 BOB, against 303,9l8 to same date in 1854,
thus showing decrease of l74,l15.
Keokuk, Iowa, is rapidly improving. The Eco
kuk Post learns since March last FOG buildings
all sizes and descriptions, have BEEN put
lib and commenced in that town. 5.f#&
Three noted gamblers were arrested IN: View York
a few weeks since, on the complaint of g. s.. Jen-
nings who averred that the night before they had
swindled him out OF SIS, 900 at faro. sES, ss=
The State of North Carolina has distributed among
the several counties of the State, during the year
1855 the sum of one hundred and eighty-one thou
sand dollars for the supporto common schools
"a few years since one Of the counties in North
Carolina gave 1900 majority against the adoption Of
the school system Gls #s5r5 Ass t1ess5sssf
Col Daniel Jenifer well known citizen Of Mary
land, died at his residence near Port Tobacco, re-
IDENTIFY. 84 81. II Fl
Miss Jenny Campbell, aged lis years, died in
Orange county, Virginia, Oh the 9th ult III
The Newburyport Herald in the course Of an arti-
Gle on weights and measures, remarks that no two
nations have the same, though the same name to de-
signate them may be used IN many countries Take
the mile measure for instance In England ard the
United States mile means 1850 yards; in the Me-
herlands is 1893 yards, whilst in Germany It IS
10l20 yards, or nearly six English miles, and in
France, it is 3,025 yards. The Scotch mile il 1884
yards, and the Irish, 2035 yards. The Spanish Is
Sft$ yhfuS, ana The oWeQISE lille ElI,IUu yards
These are computed in English yards, but the yard
tself Of three feet in length has divers signifea
ions in different places The English yard is 36
inches; the French 1913 inches; the Geneva yard
$780, the Austrian 81 IS; the Spanish yard 50 Oh;
he Prussian 1857; the Russian 1881. For mea-
ures Of capacity, the dissimilarity is wider and
more perplexng 5 isaSaGisa s=f
A letter from Jackson, (Miss.,) dated December
18th, 1855, to the New Orleans Picayune, says: II
rave Just received the particulars of most horrid
flair just transpired at Lexington, in this State.
laughter Of very worthy gentleman, (wlose name
forbear to make publc,) while riding on horseback
o visit neighbor, was assaulted BY anegro man,
who made the most hellsh attempt violate herper
ION. She struggled in his demoniac grasp Until her
strength was exhaus ted until she was sadly bruised
md lacerated, and the fiend was in the ait of ac
conplishing his purpose, as gentleman came in
sight The negro fled, and the gentleman carried
lie almost inanimate girl to her fathers house. At
er deposting her there he raised the alarm and the
people hurried ont to hunt the negro. tfhey found
him. He belonged to the Wade estate. They brought
lim into the town Of Lexington, and thezl, in the
most public street. chained him to stake aud burnt
lin alvei This was "a summary proceeding, but
hanging was too easy death for such:a fend It
thought the young lady will not survive her in
uries, and it is rather to be hoped that she may not
or her life has been accursed and forever sadly EN-
uttered. ;s
New Orleans Market.