The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-01-02

- eliminating powder. as it is called
PERCUSSION raordinary power that it cannot be
.sesses suss;act;le there being no common capable
I'd as " its force if fired in any quantity
. ritfs nsnaicient to project ball or bombshell
once. ,nletely shatter cannon On ne instant q
ed eu' The illuminate is composed OF nitflc acia,
,plcsloi 49,, enlphate alcohol, or spirits OF Wine
II frattea The fall of feather upon pure full
ID nefcusy vder will sometimes cause 1t to explode
instlng Il II ID more than enough for charging
Doe OUNCE .ans the illuminate being mixed with
5isapaa II is weight Of water and half Its weight
sasra aaaader. and grown with wooden muller en-
gunpy slab The terrific force of the article is
pafp, y the concentration into solid form OF the
saing ~ If air in the immediate juxtaposition of
leneha's hie materials, which, when fired, assume,
sasneonslv the air, shape and bulk, which IS
heat developed at the instant OF explosion,
#t ~ XIV increased in size.
ssahs Paris correspondent Ct the providence \ our
Ihe me. AN article lately appeared in the Mont
PSI on the naval strength and resources of the U.
lsaf np and showing that although actual force
siale'' gar footing small, had the great ele
an ~ i naval strength in vast commerce, in the
Of our naval architecture and navigation,
Y fan s :; the number Of seamen that we could COM
r. 5 The tone of this article was strikingly in
pslssst with the fiippant style of the English pa
~ y. and showed how deeply the French govern
IN disapproyed of the embodiment which the
psgish press was foolishly encouraging.
HIM entire receipts Of the department for postage
II Isaers, Of newspapers, &c. from lst July looo'
Cd XII June 1854 sum up six millions twenty-three
g wand two hundred and sixteen dollars and Sc
n oeen cents The entire receipts of the depart
Fam the same sources, from 1st July, 1884, to
Oh lime 1885, amount to six million three hundred
%n sssyenty-three thousand and forty four dollars
"a seventy six cents The increase o q receipts up
saa he fiscal year closing on the Goth June last
pa"nted to about three hundred and fifty thousand
.igsr. but the expense of transportation Of the
ao a;Is have proportionably increased.
The Paris correspondent of the New ork journal
Commerce writes that tapestry has passed out of
nsbion in France; new and rich articles are sup
lnt;rg the worsted work The leading firms cover
";r sn7endid rosewood furniture with moquette--
Eahrg can be more superb than the dark green,
:lne or brown moquette covered with bouquets OF
srers of brilliant hues 1t far surpasses the rich
..panted velvet in magnifcence and is equally, If
rnt more, durable, and less expensive than damask
Captain Jesse Atwood, says the Bangor (Maine)
f,anal, Dec 9Th, who died at Orrington about %
ssts SINCE aged 81, the father Of six sons -four
y rhom were sea captains and one of them is the
ether of six sons all sea captains. he was the ia
bsr and grand father of twenty-eight captains
rorty- six Of whom were sea-captalns, and sixteen
fubom bear the name of Atwood. All the sea.
..otains now living reside in Orrington and Hamp-
an one militia captain resides in Kenduskeag.
"'a An Irshrnan named Michael Cullen fell into vat
i boiling water at the Union factory, in Norwich
Tonnecticut, on Tuesday evening, the 18th ultimo
Ia remained in the boiling cauldron about three
rutes before he could be rescued, and when taken
rnt he was dead and the flesh dropping off from his
body. ~
in that place few days since with the dead body
isr husband, which She was taking east for burial
On the route she fell in with young man, and o.
The arrival of the at Chicago, they went off TO
gether leaving the dead body Of the husband in tn
depot where it has remained since.
In some parts of Pennsylvania the corn crop ar
aid to be greater in the aggregate than OF any tim
before in fifteen years. From seventy to ninct.
bushels per acre is a common yield, and one tiels
owned BY William Ragen, Of Washington county
made l22 bushels per acre.
We are happy to hear from Paris--(winter fash
ons)-the shape of the bonnets will be very much i
the Marie Stua style; coming more forward on tn
prchead than those worn during the summer. Thi
sgood news, for the apprehension has been that tn
ladies' would appear in the freezing streets wit
po!hing but caps.
The Sydney papers relate an incident of Lola Mon
es, who, when the Australian constables waited d
her with attachment for debt, stripped herself an
rot into bed telling the asoni,hed officer II he want
Il to take her body in that condition he was WELDON
to do it.
writer in the Scientific American, after exarnr
ng all the various theories concerning the structur
Of the EARTH endorses the conclusion that this wor
one mass or globe of mixed metals, of which tn
mere crust has become rusted, or of earthly form
the outer rind, as it were, preventing any combine
ton taking place with the metallic surface, i've 9
six miles below the surface of the dryland. EuruI
tons from volcanoes he thinks are produced by til
sea getting down to the metallic surface through som
assure in the earth's crust; decomposition OF tn
water then takes place; fire, flame and steam caus
ing eruption.
The reports Of distinguished chemists state thu
,ab lore nyINrf
portion Of the real nutritlve elements than those
France; but owing to the manner in which they al
saIted they lose their savory essence, and are col
seauently not relished by consumers. A great fal
ng off In the expectation Of his description OF mea
has been the consequence. It has been suggeste
that as fruits and vegetables be preserved frcs
ID Theoretically sealed packages, why meats may 2
be- In South America and in Mexico the nutritlo
qualities Of animal food are preserved for lor
time BY drying in the sun. The demand for the
articles is great and the profits large, that itwou
seem that the subject should command the attenti
OF commercial men,
Among the little bits Of the picture Of the captp
Of Sebastopol, is that has produced immense I
feet upon the army in France. 1t is the dlspat
sent BY gen. MacMahon to general Pelissier from 4
Malakoff, which he had just entered, and which mi
sive was comprised in eight words: 4
"Je suis dams Malakof ct j. y resticai!" q 4
in the Malakoff and ! will remain in IT'D d
This laconic dispatch which sotickles the sole
ers, may be compared for brevity with Suwarro5s
announcement that he had carried Ismael. ).
There ia 4 statute il Indiana which prevents Y
testimony of a negro from being received in any
the courts. The disability, just now, gives the:r
groes The monopoly If the carrying trade in lieu
Ia That State. AS they cannot be made witness
te ii4uor dealers are not afraid to sell to them, ~
they are very geueraT employed to effect the {
change between the ssaler and consumer Of the p
hbitad article
The postage law authorises postmasters 70 Fla
postage stamps upon I'll prepaid letters upon VIII
such stamps may not nave been placed by the W
tars. Tha postmaster general intends to carry}tl
provision Of the law into effect. and calls upon 20
masters to provide themselves with stamps. 1T
net Intended that pestnasters shall afix the STAN
but I'd keep them se That all persons having occas
to use, may readily obtain them.
The rev. doct. VIM A. Smith, distinguished
vine of the methodist episcopal church south, il
ing tried by the conference now in session at Phe
burg, Va, on the charges Of falsehood, immortal
and SANDER Dr. Smiths accuser is the rev, gh
F Deems, of the North Carolina conference.
A man has been convicted at Wilmington, do
ware, for stealing pocket book, and sentenced
pay as restitution money SIS s., TO be whipped W
twelve lashes, to be imprisoned three months, snt
wear convcts jacket for the space Of SIX month
Moot &c tba ,r,, bo nifty of ADpuSt4