The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-16

nas has abated ne nost elegahl Plisase ouiio
houses hat civ cost s225000. 1t names others that
iag 10 400 and 100000; and it says there are
cost .h;e sort-riyaling in magnifcence almost
dozen .hs roya palaces Of Europe. In one of these
any one apartment was fitted up at cost OF about
bonsasa6 NJ ESQ oO0 1t time for such mania to
sbate .,o nost ronspicnous corners in Chca-
Id on' large six story building built by clerk in
Co. With funds purloined from his employer.
tg Nm detection became unavoidaoie, ne ieie town
Nhep hack an agent to negotiate. ne matter
and s snsllv arranged by the employer taking the
vas nna.s having the thief ten thousand dollars;
bnlil; Vas remarked so great bad been the rise IN
and ~ of the property that the employer made
~ fortune by being robbed.
Dis ss;aans Journal says the city of Marselles has
Iar.aten to establish complete system OF electric
nhu a,a The arrangements require the setting Oh
eoc cao tros Of conducting wire. The clocks will
4ioeod in the street gas lamps, SO that the hour
W II ia road by night AS well as by day. Inc Whole
sil cost only 220B0f and the care and supply OIL
,bem Der year 1000 francs:
From the statistics made out for Calhouh eoui'tS
,fssissirni by the auditor Of public accounts, lor
ed Year Of 1855 it appears that there was but
nns niano valued at $3.50 in that county; WINE
sftvsaven pistols and seven Bowie knives were emu
,oyyatad among the ''ways and means OF ne aia Id
cilities pr pleasure and happiness as the eot'o's
IF the Piftsboro' Democrat express 1T.
The Charleston Mercury reports having seen
anble epp Of very curious shape. one OF the most
.uanarkabe curosties of nature he separate parts
-ere of the size of the half grown fowls egg, and
covered with the usual semi transparent coat. But
mo of them contained simply the albumen Of the
o o@g and the other the yok. They We're connected
IS s. strong ligament, like the Samese twins.
THE episcopalians in the New Jersey diocetan
convention had an exciting time of it towards the
cfnse of their proceedings a few weeks since grow
tng out of resolution coudemning the practice Of
chanting the litany, the responses to the command
ments etc. The laity generally supported the reso
luton, but after remonstrance from bishop Doane
twas withdrawn.
There must be tall living in Iowa, says late pa
var friend writes from there that going out few
5rasks since short distance from home, he found
s;y barrelled revolver hunting knife, pair of old
boots and the dead bodies of eight wolves lying be-
side them, indicating that some person had shot six
with his revolver, destroyed two with h is knife and
then become victim to the remainderl
A WARNING TO OFFICE SEEKERs.-Elias Workman,
Of Holmes county, Ohio, elected assessor Of his
township, and gave heavy bond but distrusting
his abilities for the Office to avoid the modification
of being laughed at he got up at o'clock on Sunday
morning and hanged himself with his bride. Let
those who are now seeking the perilous position Of
Office take warning.
Forty subordinate lodges of free and accepted
rnasons, within the provinces of Canada having for
causes forth in circular addressed to the differ
ent grand lodges of the world separated themselves
from the grand lodges Of England, Scotland and
anu IOIlNeu dill INDEPENDENT lOupe,
were the 9Th ult, recognised by the grand lodge
of the district of Columbia.
In Fremont Sanausky county, Ohio, a few DAYS
ago. the funeral services about being perform
ed on the body of Daniel Stearns, esq who was sup
posed to have been dead three days, when slight
warmth was perceptible in the body; restoratves
were applied and he is now recovering.
We learn from the Vieks burg Times that the U. S.
marine hospital at place is well nigh completed
and ere long will be ready for the reception Of patti
ents. The Times says the building is substantially
and handsomely built, and is an ornament to Vicks-
burg.
small keg, bound with brass hoops, filled with
gold pieces to the amount of 100000 probably
Tancs believed to have been French military chest
buried there in the year 1879 to hide it from the
Russian Cossacks, has been found by peasant boy
rear Schwez, on the Vistua.
1T has been ruled in recent trial in France, that
electors are only to know such of constituents
IS may be vouchsafed by the government To give
piece of paper with name upon it an elector is
penal offence. In France, liberty must be like
Justice. blind.
The physicians Of Allegheny, Michigan, pledged
themselves not to attend patient unless the physi-
ian previously id attendance shall have been regu
sry discharged, and satisfactorily compensated for
lis attendance.
The annual manufactures of Boston and its vicini-
', and the other principal towns Of Massachusetts,,
each the enormous amount of three hundred mil
ions of dollars, or one million for every working
lay in the year.
The Nottingham (England) journal states that
purse containing Gl0OO, the result of apublic sub
cription commenced sometime ago, has been pre-
ented to Mr.. Thomas Cooper the chartist poet, au-
hor of the Purgatory of Suicides---44.s.z
The attention OF paper manufacturers now turn
d to the bark stripped from cotton stalks as mate
ia for making paper Specimens have been ex-
mined carefully, and it is considered well adapted
or the purpose Of good paper.
The number of presbyterial academies is So. These
re located in every section of the NORTH south, east
vest They contain on average 10 or 30 students
ach and doing great work in the great cause of
borough Christian education.
One man in Philadelphia holds million of dol
ars OF the Texas bonds, soon to be paid. which he
on~hl from The United States bank at the rate Of
een5n the dollar.
Galway paper says that since peace has put an
nd The call for soldiers, the migration from Ire
~13 t2 5-z-jea is beginning to grow great as
lew Orleans Market.
july 7--0nIg $3.50 bales Of cotton were sold dur
ag the past week, there being only some 10000 or
1000 bales on hand, the season may be considered
losed Prices. which have slightly amended, are
fh0lly nominal.
rh6 receipts lincluding 3s POI bales on hand
Eported during same time, l ,737 1873 bales
s toosT Ham, ,o szSs aGSd =.
ELovn-sgperine SIS 81 o6 1917 extra, $634 orr
PoRE-Mu q. sl9 00@19 SO; mess. S2000@2l 90.
BAeoG---sides lo11s@IOs4c; shoulders, s@8Ac.
a1AR0-923l @l2c. 81 ID.
eoEN--50852c Y bush
eaFrEE--Rio. 324@l1c. % b.
sgeAB--53a as; So @149c. p ID.
aoLassEs--44Q94sc- ~ gallon.
BAG0tso&IlopE Bagging I7@1911 u rope 81 @1014
Eulsgzg-- I4ectifed, 90 Gao; raw 81 @32 y gal.
HiDEs-Dry country, 10@12c ~ ID.
LME-At retail-Thomaston 81 s5@2 IS. Yves
m, 81 40@l SO " Dbl
fine, 81 3o@l IS; coarse, 81 is
sack .5&
z CATTLE MARKET, July 5.
bEEF-W Western, fine, - 1905 % ID net.
Texas and Lake, " 4-@61sc -
Hogs, 7-@71ac. -
Sheep, 50 00@3 go y head.
Calves and yearlings, Sc 50@l2 SO
Mich Cows, $50 00@60 90
Stock ample, and prices firm.
I%PnoF. WooD's HAIR REsToRATIvE-In our adver-
ing columns is to be found an advertisement this
pular restorative. We know nothing of its merits
e what weread, but that is sufficient, particularly
en- such testimonials Gifts efficacy as the fol-
ring, which we clip from the Ottawa Free Trader:
Having tried unsuccessfully sundry highly re-
amended hair tonics' on our own half denuded
wn we had about lost all confidence iii nostrums