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

snn o. .he steamer Northern Light took b.
Soo nilousters, bound to Central A.ahd arrepr, r.
ooa. mas oee released, and will be alawassa but "
on her voyage, with two governmop en wed
to see that she lands nc contraban Officers onJ.
al persons have been arrested as ha: sftiees So
movement AS leaders ~.
WAsHIsroS. DEC 26-No org,n;sa.. as
as yet Secretary Marcy has puhl; .'pn Of theh..
notification that the president decn DECLINED an oasss
the new government Of Nicaragua ana rec, fecosa ss
celve French as its minister '''u viii ay =
LOUISVILLE, DEC. 26-Ohio ris;,.
falls. Weather cold and freezing. NJ feeton a.
fifteen degrees below the freezing poes aae'
NAsHtNGToS, DEC. l9-There has Nv.
bate IN the house. Mr.. Humphrey Na rsh saansa.
eo me course OF the Americans, STATING II Defend
democrats they have no terms of co,n5 mat likeS,
fer or accept: The house adjourned w ritlhoase tod
pEc: @olh.-one ballot was had o.das votae
following result: Banks, l04. Riehsrdu1ay, With H.
Ter, 81; scattering TO- The balance ~ us a. P
spent IN debate and cross firing betwao e day Va,
ent parties. IVY" zen the disa
Mr. smith OF Alabama, offered a resol,.;.
poihC committees on ways and means and sa D.
1alfs, when committees should elect Their
man, ana That these chairmen should act Nv chat
as speaker until the house should elect on
was NO action on the resolution. 'ue' The. I
The senate met and adjourned INIT, VI,
An exciting debate occurred in the y; ,olaay
OF delegates on Friday last, relative IN M. hoCa
ans resolution to raise regiment of vol. viii.
tender their services to the government en and
pose Of putting down the disturbaneas ~ ne pu.
territory MI Wiley thought the resont; T. Aansa
too harsh and proposed substitute. that W almost
OF delegates should first appoint acommaa hou'e
sider the troubles in Kansas, and inon;re Con,
ton Virginia should take in reference tntt What
both resolutions We're referred to commit subject
u 1t was resolved in the Virginia bonsa 20 e,
on friday week, that the committee Of ueiesaea
tee inquire into the expedency of So snaaoilu s
loth section 10th chapter of the code af Wi ii.
as to admit the testimony of negroes aea;n nnsna4
persons charged with the abduction o. White
aouuctr slaves from the commonwealth, wbsn .
persons so charged shall be citizens of Inen said
admit negro testimony in cases in which oatesas
sons may be parties. sA white Pc.
A Washington dispatch states that the IT G
constructor has pronounced the steam fr.. o hava
ing at Norfolk, failure. '''ssle build.
IT is curious fact that the British Balhc A..
at hie, is, during the temporary absence If sd
= punoas, under the orders of captain Codrnn.Iia
brother to the commander-in chief of tho Ca:HsNn,
Thus the of the hero of Nayarno are ~
ment III command of two divisions of Enss his no.
engaged against Russia and for Turkey Viii i9es
hussla, france and England were allied aganst 4a
Turks. tf asalnst The
We learn from the New Y ork Herald that WIFE
hissane, the forger has been pardoned BY pora,a
clark on the official application of the goysrne,s
ohio ana Indiana, and the solicati on of twoeYs,v
o. ohlo' the district attorneys of severacS
ties OF that State and about one hundred and y.
other prominent men of the west my
The Paulding (Miss.) Clarion learns tba. do,...
H. T. Scott, indicted in the Perry circuit cow, s
he murder of his wife, recently ESCAPED os .oe
1nement and is now at large - ''u
IL appears that the person who had charge of n.
'rson, went into the jail after night to carry tia
'5 y, ms supper, when doct Scott politely walk
e, out and locked the jailor up in his place Nos
lings have since been heard of him, but it is to h
loRed thas ne may again be apprehended and com.
elled 70 answer at the bar of his country for VIA
e stands charged. - 'A''
The ruling rates for land warrants in Wasbinyto,
the latest dates, We're for SOS and 1905 IS cent,
er acre; and for COS and 1905 80 cents per acre
,eaiels refused 10 buy large lots at these low
ates quoted, and the market shows downwadtp n,
ency. ~ = 09n'
! ne Alabama house Of representatives has passed
INT resolutions proposing to Florida to cede ths
estern portion of that State to Alabama and an.
lofizing the commencement of negotiations upon
he subject. ef'''
The Montgomery Journal learns that at an esta,o
lie few days since, Of the late Mr. Siler. of Pka
'unty, Alabama, ninety negroes sold at 1854 0OO-an
'erage of about 500. These, it is stated, also
ere inferior negroes the refuse of stock of hands
We see that in the Georgia legislature, now in
sslon, bill has been introduced by Mr., Mm1and
regulate clock peddling in that State, which pro.
DIES that persons shall be three years citizen Of
e state and obtain twenty dollar license, before
ey shall be allowed to sell clocks. The penalty
violation OF any of the provisions of the bill il
e hundred dollars, to be paid into the county trea
ry. .f. ....-.u ....zS.-s - F-
Captain Charles A. Hamilton well known citi.
q Cass county, Georgia, is offering to lead one
shdf s! 5eorglans on tour of emigration to Kan.
S. lie proposes to move himself with his negro
operty and Is soliciting aid to pay the expenses
S colony.
On the 9Th ult., in Memphis, man named Bowes
liberately shot another man named Hammersley
al with rifle. He excused himself by saving
at he mlstook Hammersley for person named NJ
lggIns, whom he was looking for.
L he ashington Star says the work ON the Wash.
5ton monument has been suspended for want Of
Senator Toucey, it is stated, is most likely to be
minated minister to London, in the place of Mr.
chanan.
A Washington correspondent says: General Cass
8 announced his willingness to comply with the
luest of the free State men of Kansas. He has
'mised to take charge of and present their petition
admission into the Union, and the constitution
opted by them Whether he will vote according.
remains to be seem" a.a r.
We learn from the Washington Union that on the
inst. the chavaller Hulsemann, who has for seY.
l years past resided in this country as charge
flares, presented his credentials to the president
was received as minister resident of his majesty
emperor of Austria
he W ashlngton Union is informed that per-
o desires to remain unknown, has addressed the
EFF of the Russian legation check for $4,000 to be
nsmltted to his government. The unknown donor,
Q only signs his initials NJ. Y, states in his letter
IT, full OF admiration for the gallant defence of Sc
'topol, he sends this liberal sum of money to be
tributed among the widows and orphans of the
sslan soldiers who fell brayely fighting for their
mes against foreign aggressors.
l Washington correspondent of the N. York Sun.
$ mat 1t IS thought at the war department, that
tain officer of the United States exploring expedi-
I, has discovered the emerald region, known to the
ntezumas, but utterly lost since the conquest Of
'tez. EFTn4 sl.zsE zs s.s.f-.5.---. =.
fold has been discovered near Rocky mount, in
'nklln county, Virginia. A company is preparing
work the mine. -.
he Detroit Free Press has the following para
phi: "1he connection between lake Michigan and
Mississippi river, by the Fox and Wisconsin riv-
Improvement, has been completed"
II Troy, New York, there is child of French
entage eight years of age, one side of whose face
overed with rich growth Of dark brown hair.
arms, which are small and delcately formed,
Likewise covered with a heavy growth Of hair.
!, +. Meagher, esq, who was admitted to the bar
~ view ok a few months ago, and who married
n n avenue belle few weeks since, has formed a
partnership IN that city with Malcolm Camp
!, esq, SON Of the late Judge Campbell, and ne
w of gen. Scott.
the french army, the soldiers, during the win
wear wooden bottom shoes. The result is, that
French army is less afflicted with toothache and
than any army in the world a wooden
tom shoe is always dry-a fact that should al
Is give them preference @ - $.%GZ
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