The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-14
On tla 4th of February last, the u!

iop SFslsa ranneatea to sign deed of abdication
M sonpanyy ~ firmly refused, but asserted that hc
Bis males to England and place his crown at the
Ill Todld aueen from whose predecessors his an
feet received it, and proclaim al the same tlIie
stofss Of the company In one week after tn
be roeianer of Delhi seized, under order all the
81 thet 10 limo discharged his servants. and
N proper, the English rule, as preliminary to
prociain,l nnder Of the whole royal family OF Dude
III geaess another king was about to sign away
NJ st Lsaarrao,n but his officers prevented MN.
III 4 cargo % 1n''N'.~,.
II ,gaPoFe vonv-The weekly exposition Of the banks
Ne" 80, shows a continued expansion Ut loans
Of 1'. %scoants which now aggregate no less than
ana "a a35 more than ever before KNOWN and this
slo' face of a rapidly diminishing specie re-
100 I'D Week after week, ever since the middle OF
sel,e last when the loans amounted to ninety
ho' ;ions has this expansion peen gong on and,
Wing from the course OF trade tne highest nyure
pog, set reached The subject attracts consldera-
y nont;on not to say fear; but the great majority
bic hat there are breakers ahead, although
VII ~. ;il;no TO admit, with the minority, that,
tney dt n5lan contraction take place, serious or
snarhans disastrous consequence might ensue'
No. naor Court Journal, Of the 9TH o OF April,
ubIisbes the following: Upwards q 80 iien VI
riean army are under orders to proceed direct
tn9 raJ WITH view to the protection Of the from
+Ia event Of hostilities with the United States.
The annlieation of towels wrung out II hot water
. hs fnrehead and temples, is represented to be an
psoscions aud speedy remedy for headaches arising
,rom neuralgia affections
i'y J;snatch received from Erie, (says Philadel-
.t3o orruaD mentions that the Irish mob had de-
the constitutional printing Office in that city
~ CONSEQUENCE of that paper advocating the railroad
'mtsrests and that they threatened to damage the
nronerty Of the railroad company.
lax out for counterfeit bills OF httes and tens
.I,o Union Bank of Louisiana.
The municipal election in Richmond, Va, resulted
:; The election of the American candidate for mayor
h. q2g majority The Americans carried every ward
3d heat the sag NIGHTS badly, that they gave up
the contest before O'Clock.
railroad from Tuscumbia to Stevenson, via Hunts
vile distance l26 miles, was celebrated at Hunts
Vile IN the It'll ult, by free barbecue. Thousands
of persons were present.
Gen. John Rayburn, one OF the oldest settlers III
Pamela county, MISS. died at his residence IN that
county the 10Th ult.
Gen G. ~ Reed, Of Erie, Pennsylvania, is said to
own property to the value CT five millions Of dollars.
Lord Pamerston has the reputation of being able
TO converse with fnency in greater number of the
living language Of Europe than any other English
man known to fame
The Nashville Banner reports that quite heavy
frost was visible on the morning of the 22d ult.
There is silk mandatory in full operation inthe
village of Yonker, IN. w. which gives steady EN-
ployment to from fifty TO sixty boys and girls ten
Years Of age and upwards. The machinery and fix
lures cost about $4,000 and the amount of silk man
ufactured weekly is about 800 pounds.
The seat Of the government of Canada has been
permanently fixed at Quebec.
Oregon is making preparations to apply for admis-
sion into the Union.
a beautiful gold medal has been received from Ho-
land at the state department at Washington. 1t was
struck by order of his majesty, the king Of the Ne
therlands as present to lieut. Mauray.
1t appears from official returns that the number of
persons in France belonging TO the Roman catholic
religion is IS 931 032, calyinists 4s0 SOY Lutherans
267 ,s25, Jews 70, 975, and other creeds 30 600
Lake Bisteneau is said to be in fine navigable or
der, and is likely to remain SO for some time.
The accounts from all parts of the interior of PENN
syyania represent the grain fields as presenting a
very promising appearance. Winter sown wheat is
groRing rapidly.
The Nashville Patriot learns from farmers in the
adjoining counties of Williamson and Maury that
the grasshoppers are very numerous, and destruc-
tive to young crops.
At the recent election in Minden for town officers
the American party carried their whole ticket.
Lewis Tim, esq, has retired from the Red River
Republican, published at Alexandria He is sue
ceeded by Mr.. Geo. W Stoddard, late Of N. Orleans
The Richmond Enquirer chronicles the death of
much respected colored woman, Familiarity known as
old aunt Mamie, the 30th of February, near Pow
hatan courthouse, Virginia, at the advanced age of
l27 years. The Enquirer says she was much respec-
ted for pety by all who knew her She the mother
Of eighteen children all of whom died at old age.
The Jackson Mississipian says, that Mississippi
loves debt to the Pierce administration" and
Prentice wants to know whether that State means to
issue bonds to its payment, and if so, what
will probably be their market value?
The Louisville Courier says that spectators in
on the Wabash, have sustained great losses the
present season. Forty and forty-three cents have
been paid for corn, and it is selling for twenty
five cents The crop is unusually large, and unless
there should be an extra demand, of which there is
little prospect, it must go down still more.
The Savannah Republican says, we regret to learn
from planters that the young cotton in the seaboard
counties has been considerably injured by the late
cold weather and especially BY the Slight frost few
mornings since. In some localities, it is believed
the crop will have to be replanted either in whole
In part. This is the case as far as Camden county,
beyond which our information does not extend.
The New York Heralds correspondent at Ascen-
son Paraguay, writing February 3, states that the
steamer Pampero had brought supply of steam en-
gines and war material to the government from Eu-
rope. The people were prepared for war with Bra
zil but it was thought the excitement would
pass away in consequence Of Buenos Ayres having
commissioned Senior Lorenzo Torres to proceed to
Rio Janeiro in order to assist the Paragnan Minister
in settling the disputed questions of boundary and
navigation with the emperor's government. The
United States will reap great commercial advantages
II the navigation of the Upper Paraguay be opened.
The Russian count Medan was on tourin Montevi-
aeo, Paraguay, DC, ana was very popular lhe
weather at Ascension was, even in February, very
warm. ss@ @7@@
The Maysville and Lexington railroad, with all its
appendages sold on the 9th ult. for $50l 900.
The purchaser Mr.. Taylor as agent for the first
mortgage bond holders. 0a
There We're seventy three battles fought during
he year 1855, with average loss of one thousand
men in each; more than three hundred thousand sol
diers estimated to have persisted by disease and
Dy battles; the battles average more than one per
week 1t is of the bloodiest years in modern
history
The English Wesleyan conference, at its late sit
ing in London, altered their ecclesiastical regu-
atoms as to allow ministers to remain five years at
me place, provided the quarterly conference Of the
rcuit make yearly request to that effect after the
econd year. a aimilar change in the discipline of
he methodist church in this country has long been
yreatly desired. .
mine containing thirteen different colors of paints
las recently been discovered in Montgomery county
Georgia. The deposits yield sixty per cent.
The directors Of the bank of Commerce in the city
New York, have resolved on doubling their pre-
ent capital to make it $I00G0,000. Succeeding this
the Times says there is a rumor Of a
lew twenty million bank, to be gotup by the foreign
,ank interest
New Orleans Market.
MAY s.-Yesterday, the cotton market was quite
risk, the sale amounted to fully i, sou bales. To
lay, the market opens with some inquiry, and about
osl bales has been disposed of.