The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-18

60. Il by the structures OF some southern lheF'
PTo.,s and papers upon his abolition associations
written several letters laelss @hien = uesns ~
tone IA nafatable to southern readers, appear at
not j. h characterised by dlrectness and frank
less orcalv to be expected from such aquarter In
pes written not long since to western paper he
occasion toyindcate the character OF the south
taxes mmercia community against the attacks made
eTn oC !. hv some northern papers, (Which may be
oP0us d;nfomacy by the way,) and says, our south
BIT u are of the first class of grocery mer-
srn MANY of them ask and desire no credit; and
fnaa' n them remit US exchange on New FORK and
Philadelphia, for invoices on receiPsol 9iii OF goos
deem come of them may be in introducing tests
0efahs s,bt not to be known in business transac-
whisn lbs noteworthy fact our losses BY failures
tohs The last FIVE years, in Louisiana, Mississippi,
aIahnoa Georgia Florida, Arkansas and kentucky,
ot exceeded fourth OF one per cent. on our
have NV ~ The merchants of those States. On our
entle raerchants of Tennessee, which have been
saes have lost saw three-fourths OF one per cent
a. onr small sales in Maryland and virginia, we
tava last nothing BY failure save rev doiiars III
he latter State Our heaviest losses Dy Iallufes nave
occurred in this city, and nofth anu 'Ae
Ohio river. Tho Memnhis Appeal has
~ eaIoa,ino We trust the newspaper thieves gen
srav will take warning from the righteous decision
# the Memphis recorder: An lhalVldual was
houph before the recorder yesterday Tor the offence
u STEALING the Appeal from the doors OF subscribers
~ towards row He was sentenced for 80 days in
.sa work house. This is just retribution for such
tas.env and we hope it will serve warning to all
SNAPPER thieves for the future. He was arrested
10 ofHcer Reinhardt, who has our, and we have no
doubt the thanks Of all the newspaper publishers in
,ba city, for his vigilance. l
BALLOONS Wilson, the aronaut, proposes to the
nIe of California to run line of balloons between
Ian Francisco and st. Louis, to depend upon the
great easerly current Of the upper return trades
sor is propulsion. He says, thirty miles an hour
without delay from station or break OF guage-no
fesr nf collision and no responsibility of running off
be track. will bring balloon in three days from the
hoes az the Sacramento to the foot of the Allegha
MES and land her freight and passengers fresh and
bsa,hv almost at the thresholds of their homes.
The Huntsville Journal states that few days ago
n;retean mechanics and laborers were discharged
from employment in the navy yard at Portsmouth,
bscause they had dared to vote for the American can
ddate in the recent municipal election in Portsmouth
This is modern democracy. Even common laborer
ia not to receive employment unless he will swear to
prescribe native born Americans. The worst pro-
scrption of which the know nothings have ever been
accused is a most exemplary virtue compared with
this
Pennsylvania has at last erased from her statute
books that old and unjust law of libel which says
"the greater the truth the greater the libel" The
law as recently passed by the legislature of Penn
writing publishing libel the truth Of the matter
charged libeous may be given in evidence, and if
the jury in any such shall find that the same was
written published from good motives and for usi-
fable ends, and that the matter charged was true,
shall operate to the acquttal Of the defendant
defendants
French physician recommends the use of po-
made of protosulphate Of iron as suitable remedy
for all those diseases affections of the skin which
in their essence are secreting; and which generally
occur in Emphatic temperaments and constitutions.
is also stated that in the disease known as pyrosis
when tbs unaccompanied by excessive liberation or
organic malignant disease Of the stomach or BY the
disease of the liver, the most marked benefit will
follow the of gallic acid
1t is reported from Washington by telegraph that
the supreme court Of the United States has decided
that the law of Ohio imposing additional taxation on
the State bank, after charter had been previously
granted with limitation to six per cent. on profits
in lieu OF all taxes, unconstitutional. This case
involved the whole power of taxaton and therefore
was treated as Of the most important ever con-
sidered. Six judges for the decree, and three
against it.
The English papers tell of man recently deceas-
3D. who in 1897, when he was thirty went one
bright morning to the church to be married His af-
fanced came mother father having an inyincibIe
repugnance to Mr. William Sharpe as son in law.
The mortified groom went home, undressed, got into
bed pulled the blankets over his head and for for
nine years obstnaely refused get up and cothe
himself and go to work
A new apparatus for making barrels has been in
troduced 1t is series of connected machines by
which four hundred finely shaped and substantial
barrels may be made in day. There is mathe-
NAUTICAL exacton in the preparation of the staves-
They all of form, and the barrels have great
eyenness in contrast with others, and superior in
strength. A groove does away with the necessity
for the lining hoop used in ordinary cases to keep
the heads from falling in.
,1t1 &c T,S1,
city have been visiting the houses of the people to
investigate the sanitary condition of the place Last
week, 1856 houses were visited, of which 764 were
stores buildings not inhabited In the 2502 dwell
ings We're found 7,30l families composed of So SUB
persons of whom "a, o45 adults. Not less than
592 houses were found to be occupied by over four
antilles Even in Seventeenth street, in the aristo-
ratio eighteenth ward, over one thousand persons
we're found to occupy row OF seventeen houses.
1t is said that little insect known as the golden
found in considerable numbers on rose
rees, when pounded to powder and administered
Internally produces in the person deep sleep, which
asts sometimes thirty six hours, and which has the
fleet in many cases Of multiplying the hydrophobia
Election.
A few weeks ago, child died suddenly in one Of
The northern cities pom an examination of the cir
connected with its death, the fact was
discovered that a number of friction matches had
allen into its hands, and the poor child had eaten
he heads of them. The physicians decided that this
vas the cause of death.
Another revolving pistol has been invented. 1T
las magazine in two sections, each capable Of con-
aiming cartridges, SO that the pistol may be
red fourteen times. The cartridges are thrown in
0 revolving block by means of spiral spring
his pistol is self Gaping.
The emperor Napoleon has bestowed medals of
old Of the first and second class, upon the captain
late and four sailors of the American ship North
mpton, reward for rescung the crew of the
rench ship Eugene, which was sinking from the
ljuries sustained in collision with another vessel
D the 18th of December, 1855
The Richmond Wing, of late date, thus ''talks
1T in church," with debt of thirty millions
It'll taxes doubled, with reputation staring us in
leface, hope the people viii begin to think there
something else more moment to their well being
lat the mere distribution of offices among hungry
"A letter to the Philadelphia Ledger, dated IT. S.
ZIP St. Louis, at st. Paul de Loando west coast of
frca, March Sd, says the brig General Pierce, of N
ork. is lying there, having been captured by the
ortuguese, and condemned as SLAYER The captain
i'd crew were in prison awaiting trial.
1t was wine that ruined Lamartine-not the drink
g of it-there is not more temperate man in the |
orld; but selling it. He reckoned upon the duty
ing lowered for the English market, bought up all
e Macon he could lay his hands on, trusted, and
as undone
MIR. Daniel Cameron. who was elected representa-
We for digging district of Waolshed Australia had
e compliment paid to him by his supporters of
wing the horse he rode on the contest shod with
oes Of solid gold. He was also presented with the
indsome sum Of Ell 500