The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-07

ID Gbss ana oa~aLe ipcursions. A party OF Twelve
shon th aess,;cans having robbed the villages on
81 these Ans . The Amazon, shot sentlnei on the
ss.;r way down 'A and were followed by the guard,
sssisu bo ,rsn If them Thetwefth man escaped.
VI bo killed ei. III, a hurricane passed little 20 the
rely reee lst;noton doing considerable damage
9Th Of a,are torn up by the roots, fences blown
age a ~ tbe,r materials scattered IN every alreelion
tsn a house OF offntt nfoa ;th n nsy-
The sust;a brick building, together Win Ine pur-
M nd subsaian.o cabins. were blown down, and now
IN and ,sIess mass Of ruins. There were l3O
srents r. The building, 25 of which were des
# hds. OF suga rain and the balance is N damaged
fed by tn re loss of Messrs Ofutt is estimated
" .adition. Inc 'oS [Opelousas Courier.
aslOeoo. yark Mirror states thatJ z Molliere has
III The New rs of machines, say dozen or more,
isrented rom cutting out the uppers and soles,
9TH WHICH, 1 The processes down to the polishing and
!htaogth; the edges Of soles ana heel tWhich mn
ba'n.h e article boots and shoes q every ne ana
pnI s are made, with sIcn laI. sav as na;rs #
.boenake. ~ shoes is gilt SO, the mean price by
4 men 9voss ,,stan for the same work, Is $lo i2
the Moele " no per cent. difference IN favor OF
F he BY the Moiliere system noo ,s;,s -
nc at farthest to make and hhlsh aoC tan .r 20
lots and shoes Of all klnas IN Of whom no superior
nen ana M, .J h; renuired To make and finish the
artlsIo If boots and shoes, by the Old process,
same hu Iarn;re from 1906 to 14OO men and women
's;IIed in the trade.
THE New York Mirror states thaI man lateiy az
~ challenge to make one million strokes with
ink within month; not to be mere scratches
pen Inf fair down strokes, such as form the usual
etIssaons Of child in writing. The month was
h's. sar weeks, and he was to abstain from the
, @g m Sundays; 50 that he must average 5000
tast ner day On the first day he executed about
~ no strokes: on the second nearly as many. But
18Th after many days, the hand became stiff and
HE wrist swollen, and it required the con-
a; attendance Of relation or friend to besprinkle
J. rhout nterruptng its progress over the paper,
w IN lotion calculated to invigorate it. On the
twenty third day the million strokes, exceeded y
acme few thousands 10 make assurance aouoiy
are " was accomplished >.
The senate Of Hamburg, and several frusslan DIS
r;ct authorities have adopted measures TO prevent
The sale of through tickets to emgrants to the west
sru states This step has been deemed necessary7ln
onaenuence Of the numerous frauds which have been
a,.ctised by the agents of forwarding houses. All
fc,sons of the law will hereafter meet with severe
enlistment Other German governments have in
contemplation the enactment OF similar ordinances
Il appears that mesmerism is to be applied to the
,pre Of insanity. Mr. Parker, surgeon in Exeter,
England having claimed to have relieved some and
eured other cases Of insanity in that city, and neigh
borhood, by means of mesmeric influence, PROPOSE
ion was made to the corporation of the poor that it
might be tried in the case of insane paupers. A
conmittee accordingly appointed by the author
hyor Of trial being made of it. This was agreed to
it'd meeting of the corporation, and an appropria-
ton was voted toward the expenses.
The cholera and yellow fever were said to rage at
Nicaragua. committing great rayages.
The Natchitoches Chronicle says, the jury term Of
place on the first Monday in May, and that the dock
Il ID larger than it has been for several years.
OrELoUsAs.-The Opelousas Patriot, speaking of
the recent municipal election in that town, says,
full vote poed and although strict party issues
we're not active in the contest the result would
tondicate modicum of returning good sense on the
part Of the people, not foreigner having been chosen
and ALL except three c0uncilmen, being members of
the American party.
An Illinois paper states that the Illinois hedge
company have contracts for two thousand miles OF
hedge, to be swown this season.
George w Hayden, the clerk of Bull, Black & Co
New York, charged with stealing $4,000 worth OF
je#ery from that firm, was examined on the 9th inst
lie is only 23 years of age, and born in London
The Peorio llinois) Republican states that at the
lowest calculation, one-third, and many think one
half Of the in that section of the country have
been killed by the severe cold of the past winter.
The New York legislature at Albany adjourned
lately, in great confusion, leaving much important
business unfinished. The usual appropriation bills
we're not passed. and the State is left without funds
topay its way. petition was sent to the governor
begging him to call extra session. but he positive
sibity for their neglect Of business.
The Philadelphia Despatch gives account of
the bursting Of ladys hoop in the street, by which
calamity the outside lining Of her dress torn in
e ribbons, and her little boy walking by her side,
knocked into the gutter senseless. He was, how
ever, rescued from drowning by hack driver, who
calamity plunged in and brought him ashore. The
lady escaped uninjured-
One Of the political events of the day is the rev
val in New York Of the famous Empire club, under
the auspices Of the celebrated capt Rynders for the
purpose of carrying on the campaign of 1856 on the
"Polk and Dallas" plan. The club is understood to
no for Buchanan. as
The Virginia Central railroad is completed with
heavy rail to Goshen. in Bath county III miles from
Richmond.
pany of easterngentlemen. 1t is said judge Alex
ander Walker, late Of the New Orleans Delta is to
become the leading editor.
The Alexandria Virginia. Sentinel announces the
death of Mr.. George Wise of that city, at advan-
ced age He the last survivor of the pail. bear
ers who oiciated at the funeral Of gen. Washington
Capt. Casey, agent for Indian affairs in Florida,
offers per capita reward for living Indians who may
be captured induced to come in for emigration to
the west. For each warrior from 5000 to $500 are
paid; for each woman, from $3.50 to 5000, and for
boys over ten, from 500 to 5000. @# @
Business is brisk at Wheeling, Virginia. and ship
ments both by river and railroad large. The arri-
walls and departures Of freight at the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad depot, in that CITY, are very heavy.
Theriyer was again rising on the 18th April. The
Belmont, La Belle and Virginia rolling mills are in
operation. Others will be started in few days
George Punchard, senior editor Of the Boston Tray
eer, retired from the editorial chair and bids fare
well to his readers in graceful valedictory which
he says his great-grandfather and father occupied
the same post. This paper is decided in its proclv
tiles, though nominally neutral. -
Rev. MIR. Bailey, formerly pastor of the Valley ST.
church in Richmond, a., was drowned lately togeth-
er with his wife, in James river
The American party in Missouri, have nominated
Robert G. Ewing their candidate for governor, and
and VIM. Newland for lieutenant governor.
The agricultural department of the patent office,
at Washington, which has done so much good in in
Producing plants and seeds from abroad and distrbu-
ting them in this country for cultivation proposes
now to extend its operations SO as to obtain from
abroad every plant, herb which has been cu-
vated successfully any where.
The California Farmer expresses the opinion that
hereafter coffee will be grown in that State for their
avn consumption and also for export
Dr. Root, Of St. Louis, has just sold for $24 875
'te in st. Paul, Minnesota, which he purchased for
5000 six years ago.
1t was the schooner Merryman, captain Spicht.
rom Alexandria for New York, which came into col
ison in Hampton Roads with the authorities OF Viz
,inia who ATTEMPTED to search his vessel as author
zed by the new law to protect Shareholders Capt.
Face pilot, the person who boarded the schoon
sr to make the search. He finally arrested Captain
Spight and his crew. seven in ALL and lodged them in
nil at Hampton. The Norfolk Herald says: Before
leaving his vessel captain Spipht locked his cabin