The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-09-24
General Intelligence

iantlc, which left Liverpool on the 3D. inst NJ At
rived at this port. She brings very interas. ;las
telligence. sung IN.
The commercial advices BY this arrival h,v.,
anticipated, the Atlantic having left LivassV oeen
day previous te the departure Of the Arah;a one
1t is reported that the right hon. , r:n.
who occupies the office Of judge advocate penaas
the Palmerston ministry, has been appontes sa IL
ter to Washington Mr.. Villiers is ~ .i Minis
brother Of the earl Of Clarendon, and il a.ounger
celebrated for having been one Of the esru
most constant advocates, in and out of and
of the repeal Of the laws He has lan. alnent
acknowledged leader rs the liberal party Rs oeen an
Russia it is said, is determined to refer tha
Serpents dispute to the decision of conferenaa Of
be held at Paris Russia regards the isla 10
penis part of Bessarabia, but the ass y J Ger
agree to this view. Whe
1t is understood that the British goyernma-.,
sent menacng note to the king of Naples uene mas
The French government, we are assured ~
to concur with the British in this ao,;s
1t appears by late accounts from Spain thN .'ioa
ODonnell, government is increasing the mn nas me
army. F' VI the
The London Star says that communicates.
unfriendy character have passed between Ens. an
and France relative to Spanish affairs. saha
The Star virtually admits that England Nil,
every concession in order to secure the friendhAe
America in the event Of rupture with France pol
The Spanish cortes are not yet dissolved
A feeling of discomfort is spreading thro,,
Naples, and indeed all Italy, in consequence e ~
movements of the Murat party, who have ercv, .s
proclamation. 1eu
New York, Sept. 12-The royal mail sta.u.,,.
Cambria from Liverpool on the afternoon Of tha aap
ult.. has arrived at Halifax - 'osa
Cotton is unchanged except N. Orleans fair VIII,
has advanced I'D New Orleans fair is oua slsa
lid; New Orleans middlng l6d The salas ~ ~
the week amounted to 5000 bales Of which exnot
tiers took $500, and spectators 5000. rs.s'
The news ia generally unimnortant n,Da.- a.,
about to dissolve the Spanish cortes. The Spaniel
and Mexican difficulties amicably settled
The insurgents have achieved some successes i,
China
The general news though not without ipteres,
comprises nothing of Importance, unless it Be H.
announcement of the reappearance Of the potato dis
This has created great regret every where and
very anxious fears in Ireland The disease bowarau
had not yet been ascertaned to be universal or ys
severe, and it was too early for this to be done
The death of sir VIM. Temple is announced
The entire national guard Of Spain will sbo,,,,
have been disarmed
There have been serious bread riots in Portnoal
The cholera at Lisbon was abating.
tits rumored that the king Of Naples desires En.
ropean congress to be convened for the purpose ii
settling his difficulties with the western powers.
It is reported that England will accede to the "a
pitaisation Of the Sound dues, as proposed by Dan
mark.
The Russian difficulties with the allies are nav
stated to be satisfactorily progressing towards ad
iustment
ST, LOUIS, Sept l5-We have late and very i'm.
portant intelligence from Kansas. Governor (iearv
is about issue his proclamation declaring theter
rtory in state of instruction, and he will call on
general Smith for troops to suppress the same
Missouri ELECTION OFFICIAL VoTE-The st. Lou.
is Republican gives the official returns Of the State
as follows:-For governor-Polk, 46,Ses; Ewing
40 ,57s; Benton, 81 ,527 For lieutenant governor
A II ulana Anna
Al ,205. Kelly, (Benton) 49, 1854. Newland's major
ity for lieutenant governor is lsS
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9.-One hundred and fifty armed
men attacked Tecumseh, and drove off the people
without sufficient supplies to reach the settlements
Lecompte has issued wrIts OF arrest against gen.
eral Lane and his officers.
General Smith has detached fourteen companies,
under colonel Cook, to aid in serving these writs
Governor Geary at Glasgow on Sunday
Two hundred and fifty women and children had
fed to fort Leavenworth for protection.
SEPT lU-It is rumored that Lane has sacked the
town of Tecumseh without the loss Of single man.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 13.-A dreadful riot occurred last
night on Federal hill between some fishing clubs
and party of rowdies. 1t resulted in the killing
of two men. John Hare and William Jones and the
wounding of many others. Fifteen men were dan.
perously wounded and thirty others not so seriously
These were generally rowdes. The riot occasoned
great excitement and alarm in the vicinity.
The letter of our Havana correspondent contains
some intelligence which, if correct, is important II
appears By his statement that the British minister
at Mexico, has demanded his passports, and that a
British steamship is proceeding to the several ports
on the West India station to collect British naval
force to repair to the coast Of Mexico and back up
certain demands made on the government Of Mexico
bv that of Great Britain This intelligence is of such
nature and our natural interest IN whatever con
Germs the prosperity and stability OF Mexicos such
that we shall await with much interest further news
! from that republic. s PicayuDe
The Mobile Tribune of the 18th inst has the fol.
| lowing: Don Vincente Hernandez de Ayala, minis.
ter plenpotentary and envoy extraordinary from the
! republics of Venezuela and Granada, DC, was ar.
rested yesterday by marshal Murray and his deputy
Sholck, on charges of forgery and swindling Al.
ter his arrest he made attempt to swallow forged
drafts to the amount of six thousand dollars butw
prevented by prompt squeeze on the throat by the
marshal. while Mr. Scholick drew the papers from
| his mouth. He is a Spaniard, well educated anda
most accomplished swindler, and many sufferers III
New Orleans will rejoice at his incarceration. His
detection and arrest, on very slight clue wereme
artistically planned and skilfully executed.
AUGUSTA. (Maine) Sept. 10.-The republicans Of
this State have elected Messrs. Wood, German, Ab
bott. Morse, Washburn and Foster to congress
The senate is entirely republican. and fourihhs
of the members of the house are Of that party.
! Welearn from the Lexington Observer and Repor
ter that Mr.. Alexander, of Woodford has purchased
7 Ille CeItDIdbEl tdGt
Tenbroeck in England, and the purchase was made
there We understand that the price paid was NJ
/ teen thousand dollars This is the highest price
that was ever paid for any horse in the y. States
New HAVEN, Sept. 3s--A great Fillmore con7en
ton was held here to-day Nearly three hunafea
delegates from all parts of the States were present
Honorable Austin Baldwin, Of Middletown, Was'he
! president, and Russell Hotehkiss and Henry oAel
man, secretaries ex-governor Charles Hawley o.
Stanford. and ex- governor Green Kendrlck, OF WAFER
bury, were chosen electors atlarge; and ; = opel
nv. Austin Baldwin F. B. LOOMS, and Charles y.
Be1den, district electors. Great unanlmlty Of lee
ing existed. r,,...
OHro-A state convention to nominate Fillmore
State ticket was to meet at Columbus on the lVth
instant. Among the speakers, Humphrey Marshall
and Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, and ]. Scott hai
rison, of Ohio, were expected.
| A letter to the Mobile Tribune, dated Columbus
Mississippi, Sept 9th, says, During the day ana
night Of Friday, the rain fell in torrents all through
this section Of country. The damage done 70 o.. ~
cotton, not picked by the rain has been consosa
ble The least possible loss this year, Of the eo,oa
crop raised in the counties of Noxubee and LoWhas'
have been told by about twelve OF the largest a
tiers in these countless will be over an average 4
per cent. :,
A Baltimore dispatch Of the llth INST, says IL. ~
attempt was made last night to hold placs lePuu f..
Iican meeting in this city, but it was bsokee Y S,s
large body of citizens, and the officers o. ~ VIZ
chased several squares. ..,.,au,s
Welearn from the Louisville Courier thai tIer a ws'
heavy frost in the vicinity Of Laiayes!e lhad
on the night of the 1st instant, which dla c0'u''
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