The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-02-20
General 1nte,ltgeDos

"1i'ii ,"s'e very conservative 'o' Mass. I'll
FoIlett we're as sf;1 10 printer was elected -
Bs1r, se,e SUI ~ the two highest Eead.,
nALIiMohE, FEB. l3.-The Ana: ae
1slaaaso 81 ms State last night na, ps,
ssq, a. candidate for tta hated Ss
800 49,, ssnator. Y the place 81 hon TIp@tos&
tomorrow. They will sfns
CINCINNATI, FEB 1872 o'c)oci. sE,S
/ ing fast. lSi is and it's s,: sas
LOUISVILLE. FEB, 13..-The rive, l.
at Portland, but remains uncban es mas rseO ;,
me weather has become quite cela above tbs "
tell last night to the depth of tbraa again and
oT, LouIs, FEB. l3.-fhe Misson,ii inches We
slssIppl and the Illinois. are sill The upn..
lces ana there IS no immediate ind;o. Used Up psi
opening. "3 #3 -Au'ca cations d .lass
New Yong, FEB. l3th.-Notbi,.
heard OF the Collins steamship psec;s' Be-,
Gays from Liverpool, the agents ~ c, how ~ ~
chartered steamship to leave in h. he lips
mails OF Saturday next, the 18th paee, TSa
BATON ROUGE, FEB. 12-House-Sassa S
were present. Mr.. Mcdonald intr 1esteat! hen,
ton lnstructing the finance comn;ttooaa ssof
legality of the payment Of certain % laGpir
auditor last year, among which wa. mOae!s hi
S24 ,00o paid for certain number Of Ie the spss
ports, and 1885, 1000 paid to the State MO ooasopS
solution was referred. F'iates, n.
FEB. l2.-In the house, this affair."
Gan introduced bill to provide for ~ NJ il,
o. persons employing bribery, threats punish
oeiore election, tor the purpose of inamaoO nfls
OIL reative to the arrest of fugitiyas ~
ana the offering rewards for their IRON ds
oill to amend the eighteenth section 4 !,
taw, ana a Dill to incorporate the Fjss s secs
new .e' orleans The same gentleman paSa Sgua i
Orleans E to SIX. Saep als
FEB. lS-senate-Mr. Hyams introduce,
tloh lol 'ae appointment of joint Commits fsou
the vote on the removal of the seat Of
He wanted the truth arrived at and \ ggo'ernnat
that the returns We're correct 0'u hol biz, s
An act to amend article 2260 and eoe,
code, was reported from the judiciary pr = .ad
laid over. -S eommiaa ma
MIR. Semmes introduced an act for a.
ton to pay for works completed BY the sn app''t,
commissioners and also for completing s, lamp t
way IN different districts. Also an act - uata
an additional number of slaves for tho u. pacaaa
PfoVement department, all of which wsra ~ 10,
The proper committees. ''s feeFeds
House-Mr. Hamilton, of Natcbitocbo, :: ri
memorial and resolution for the reros., Introduced
dutty which We're laid over until to. NOV. sheriff
he rules Of the house. TOW, under
New YORK., FEB. 9.-The new Cpno.a
'ersia, has arrived here from Ljrpnaaa,S steamship
nails OF the goth ult., comprising IIH Na The
europe generally one week later than tbs. iion
y the Arabia 1uaS Drought
Inc peace movement, as far as any pos;,;,, !
concerned, appears to have advanced bu result
ond what we were given to understand '.s oe'
iton at last advices. "ss It's po.
The car has formally accepted, as the hast.
erior pacific negotiations, the proposition snS u
him by prince Esterhazy, on behalf of Ars l,asa
Diplomatic circles in ST. Petersburg are s,s."S
gard the efecting Of peace as now ineyitaTs %
lie same time the mass Of the people are ssdt =.
ct to The step. a@- w.
The French journals still express surprise tb,.n.
ar which the English now press was not sr p,i.i
hen the conference assembled '"'S
1t IS not settled when or where the new conf.,,,.
De holden shall assemble France propose ~,
shall meet IN London. England that Paris I'm
the place. zs-ss - D''' 'uaa
Russia has selected baron Brunow as bs, -o,,.
ntatiVe al IT, lord Palmerston will most probaHr
present England. fN'A''
1t is not yet decided whether Prussia will ~,
rt in the conference or not ''''
Strenuous efforts are being made to indncs r.,
10 70 insist on Russlas dsarming the eastern co,.
the Black sea. '''''
Orders have been sent to the Crimea from 81 ),
sburg to suspend hostilities ~ : =
Conferences have been held at CopstaDtnon,. &,
purpose o. adjusting the first four conditions u !,
alton to the principalities.
negotiations are said to be PROCEEDING with v;ew
the conclusion of an armistice, in good lin nv
powers, and with guarantees Of the etfecting Of
early peace. l. b. a
The Russians In the Crimea have taken up their
tier quarters at Simpheropol and Bakshi Serai.
! EW DIRK, FEB. 9.-Messrs. Herman, Cox l. Co..
lheT circular with respect to the Liverpool cotton
fket, say that business was active at an advance
s d. per pound IN prices of fair Orleans and fair
and qualities, and of Lied, per pound in mid.
lg qualities. Of the sales of the week they state
10000 bales had been taken on speculationand
exporters had taken 10 900 bales
heir quotations are, fair Orleans, gid fpoun1.
Orleans, Sgd. For mddling uplands
r quotations are sgd. per pound
Lessrs. Barring Bros, in their London circular re-.
that the market for American stocks had ad.
ced.
ccording to the report of Messrs. Ball d Son, tbe
chester market and business in the nanufaetur,
districts generally are reported active, and yiy.
a corresponding impulse to the Liverpool cotton
ket.
he Persia brings reports of serious collision
ng occurred between the Turkish and Austrian
ers, at Ernstichek (Rustchouk
ports were in circulation thai the emperor Alex.
7 had consulted no onefn reference to the reply
h he had given to the advances of the allies for
:, but had acted entirely on his own response,
IS stated that the allies intend maintaining an
OF occupation in Turkey until certain reforms
vor OF christianity shall be fully established;
hat IT this be done Austria will occupy the
qualities. S=-~--
e allies, for the purpose of furthering the pre-.
peace prospects, are reported to have ordered
suspension ct the loading of the ships for the
ca, which had been commenced
FEB, ,5.-The area around the hall Of
sentatives was densely crowded this afternoon
hundreds of office seekers, while others sought
e in herotunda of the capitol. Members of the
both before and during the session of the house
7 engaged in signing applicants papers.
sooner had captain Darling been qualified as
eeper, thsn he removed messenger and ap-
I'd his successor. This seemed as a signal for
side crowd to rush upon him with importuni.
When the house adjourned the scene was rem
additionally exciting by the rushing in of the
ie office-seeking force.
!, 1.-The president has issued proclams-
stating that associations in Kansas, as well as
er remote States now organizing, interfere with
'mestic institutions of the territory He de-
that the whole power of the general govern
will be exer:ed to the support Of the territorial
and the suppression of revolutionary move
1sv1IIE, FEB. 9.-By dispatch received here
Independence, Mo, to-day, we learn that tho
Ike mail had arrived there on mules, the carri-
wing been compelled to abandon the coaches
low is reported to be lying three feet deep.
he night of the Sd inst. most destructive
cured in Augusta, Ga, which destroyed some
or thirty buildings before the progress of the
could be checked. The loss was not very
the houses being principally wooden tene-
but it falls heaviest on class that is least
bear it.
cold weather (says the Richmond Enquirer)
owed quite fatal to birds of every kind 1t is