The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-12-24
0'ne Fal Intelligen.

, instant, has arrived Il d.. on Wednss ayaga
four days later int ieencre delphas sgs
steamship Africa. s''ee 'haa was brons 11ebi,Et
The Liverpool ebtto, -, ught ha
changed. The sales far t hhstSet Was ste,, '%
$4,000 bales. MiddEn.oo ( Inc three dayss ady m
The Manchester trade leans was quo a59Opa
There has been revolt eve generally was 'e' ps atS
France has agreed to tn be =. ra the city Of
conference. " 'he feassembl;n.i aefua$
WASHINGTON, Dec l7-Tho aeh
the nominations of Aam.s~n nc senate toa. !
to be chief Justice If a mes o. Harrison q \ r,
W. H. Underwood. IF rGa Gus vice Leco%lA e
braska also the trehty T reo to be IN" all
land, relative to CeItra esss Gently concludsaase
the time for filing rdeaseaa ' IN ar. The
made az sbla s II lne house, Mr. " ates
S.vanS aue 1 I.aa ian IN vndcation Of Aa
conyen nonh to 9ec' E2th-The sontHss gen VIZ
completion of railfoad fron, sions in
via Montgomery and Selma ' sI.S haahooeb; GAs
and Vicksburg, Mississinr1; alabama and 1eaSe
meet with the Pacific railroad ~ ohrevepor staa
ne subject Of refpenipe tba A. "e&
was discussed with much anime in, ti;l'rcaa slavol
of Louisiana. Cochr an and R 1i BY
others. The subject was fn pInher, Of Aabam, L
The resol ution in favor Of f:a. postpoued, &
TO a committee with instruct;eenu Trade was ,ss.
next meeting Of the convention '''"S to reporss
committees We're appointed f. oh....-. ~@
FORMATION ana report at the next mea. statistical,
MI. DeBow has been appoin,a ndee5lng. ~
committee 10 prepare an address ''aiFnaQ Of
Resolutions have been renortad @
government to contract for the w. ecotameDdn,t
California mail by the Tehuante,naaaas fg
MAR, Many delegates ar leaving. f fiu route -s
ao]0u d;at tomorrow RI S0n'tntqvu
nah q nsiershaL TO tn, Mobile Tribune Ia,
man, december lIth gives the follow aaed S
pn the Oh me southern commero;s1 ced&.
bn 'ne 4th gay: The southern consaa conep~
s assea resolutions for the hodneal s od
Knoxville Ten one second Monday Of next " The a
rvs plan of ii ns - Of lieutenassgas
the Chesapeake bav ana MiPaa steamers ba. aaa
PROVIDING honLs fcr thu Alfo.d HayenS between
and snh6oi iot Inc use Of our soptbo.i aVot Of
.oo1--ln favor of southern maR colleges
tinn snd aIioos' ext ending the bessraD acories,
welfare of the south. I" ciass essential toH
| There was long and ablo H.. ~
tee was anno;ntad OF education, anda S Ss co.,
convention IN tla iePoft at the next meetn S.ai
schools and collagos 'As suitable for the uss e
Mr.. R. 6. H. KeaD. of Viro;no 5..S~
lowing resolutions: e'"ia' submitted lben
Resolved 1st, That the od,,oo.:
estad a. Summaries is to be sron.iN oSAsa
-, q. unneces safy impolite, and bsrSay deP2
south as a4 I'm dlsloyaliF fl H.
Resolved .2nd, That the peonla g =,
1t to themselves and TO their section VI Inc south owe
trohage to southern journals and sonsI slse'hea,
lar as possible, to the exclusion Of tba Docks
northern press. 'ie 4ssues ofhe
Resolved 3rd, That southern monue,
"nu shoGlo receive, encouragement fran TO uesef's
PTopie, oy oe'ng preferred to all otIer nc sGatl
terms. u '4uai quality and equal
nract;eahfa t 'h nay our railroads should *
rouinnad viz t io's.tacied by southern labr .aS
res. Referred to the committee oe az nannfaco
FRE.-We regret toI learn Nat o ~, s. a.
~ tne nlgh "hd mat prevailed fire rokas an,
a.. me net9 quarter Of David Creswel esq wb EJ
gether with their contents Tba g., ms saves, To-
e,ue4Iai. we also learn that on satnrd,1, az.
Nj robert Hollngswofth living near Eaach;s. nlPa'
Parish mad ms GIN house consumed by fra .ls
win 'lrt3 oaies Of coton-hs entire cron Hssnr
poses 1t to have been tie work of an incepd;arv bp
knows OF no one upon whom to place susn;s;a!' uus
Is without facts sufficient to furnish caa ~ ala
tardly all act g. .TNans6eld roI' VI souaS
y -, AhdusAeiu columbian
Kansas NEws.-The st. Louis Democrat , nub11,
es letter dated Lawrence, the Doth ultjmd sanaI
oy colonel j. 4. Harvey and ninety free Stat cot
tfers denounclng the Kansas aid society as sneen
latlng concern, originating in Iankeedom, andTsrn
ing all honest donators to be duped no longer f.,
bleeding Kansas" S''s' '''
A New York letter. dated the 9th saws cb.,a.
of South Carolina, about % wears s,s
vent to his room after dinner on "wednesday and
lot feeling very well, laid down upon his bed At
O'Clock on Thursday morning one of The servants
Knocked at his door, but received no answer. Soon
fter a smell of burning was abseryed to proceed
rom the room, and the doorwas forced open. Ave
Y shocking spectacle was then presented Thebed
nd the young mans clothing were blazing wbiIehe
~ on the bed feebly fghing the flames with his
ands. The fire was soon quenched, and the unfor
mate man was removed to another room. His face
as blackened, and the flesh of his legs and arms
,orched and peeling off and he was horribly burned
| various parts of his body. He lived several
ours after the accident, and died on Thursday
he deceased belonged to wealthy family in South
arolina, and Is said to be connected BY marriage
ith the Rev. DR.. Taylor rector of Grace church in
is CITY
Mr.. Henry George Roper British consul at Balti-
ore, suffocated whilst in house in the westernpart
the city, which burnt last night, Says the Sun
the 18th lnst) The other inmates narrowly escaped
ath. The house is said to be one of doubtful re-
Re. The deceased has a family in England
The senate and house of representatives of The
nth Carolina Legislature went into joint bao
the 9Th instant, for governor, with the following
ult upon the first ballot: hon. R. F. W. AllstOD
hon. j. D. Allen, 49, hon. B. J. johnson, 90
onel Allston was therefore elected Hon. Gabriel
mon, of Spartanburg. was also elected Lieutenant
ernor upon the first ballot.
t is stated that the supreme court.of North Caro-
/ has confirmed the decision of Judge Manly, that
nbers Of the Universalist church are incompetent
estify in courts OF justice, according to the laws
hat State. ..
he Atlanta (Ga) Intelligencer, says, we under
I'd that hon. 4. H. Stevens sent a challenge to B.
Hill, esq, on Saturday last, hon. T. ". Thomas
lg the bearer. The challenge, We learn, was de-
ed, but on what partieu lar grounds we have not
! informed.
oud and bitter are the complaints Of every one at
saprlces of the weather Ever since the opening
Ill, we have had every grade of weather known
manac makers. What effect the late heavy rains,
the continued changes from heat TO cold, will
upon our crops, it is impossible to determine.
plants without number have reached us Of the
itlon OF the cane. and II one seem to know OF a
dy, but attribute it to THE severe injury done TO
st winter. Amongst tho4 e who have been foru,
enough to grind, the yield has not averaged
than a hogshead to the ere. Instances are We
re Where 1t has yielded more.
West Baton HEouge Sugar Planter.
vandal has defaced the initials
neral Washington on the west walls of the grot-
!, asalc tails. The charac ters are '.G W, IT'S"
nney were cut IN the rock by that great and good
himself II They had rel manned uninjured for
than three quarters of a century. and until q
1on1hs ago. when scme BID rbarian partly obliter-
mem oy clipping out one half of the W The
n foSt says the black guard was probably
Jews Of London intend to commemorate the
of a Hebrew lord mavod BY public festimo-
he nature Of which is not yet decided upon.
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New Orleans Market.
amber lS-The demand fod cotton has been been
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