The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-02-20
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d was listened to with profound attention, ant
n soon after the immense mass Of humanity com
y menced moving out Of the square.
The pressure Of the times was great, ane
e cries Of .tdon't crowd So "keep off my toes,
! "oh my corns, "give me my hat" "save thu
babies screams Of the last named articles
: and maledictions ofsvared form and meaning
,, were heard from all quarters, as the dense
crowd slowly squeezed themselves through the
gates into the streets. The different divisions
fled off as they could make their way out, and
repaired to their different points for disbanding
!. The military marched to the Place d 'Armes,
! where they were reviewed BY the governor
and adjutant general, when they marched up
i town, and thence to their quarters. Altogeth-
er, the display was the largest we have ever
seen in New Orleans, not excepting the grand
pageant which greeted the return of general
Taylor from the victories of Monterey and Bue-
ma Vista
In the evening the ''city authorities gave
dinnerto the members Of the legislature, Judges
ofthe courts, &c.-the hangers on of the press,
included. a True Delta.
| INTERESTING CAsE.-M'Ile Maria Susanna,
white maiden lady, in her thirty ninth year,
and a creole, has instituted suit in the fourth
district court, claiming heavy damages of one
Matthew Richero, for depriving her of her pro-
per position in society, by industriously circu-
lating reports that sheis of colored extraction.
1t appears that the lady, until she arrived at
her majority, believed she actually was of Afri-
can extraction; inasmuch as she had been rear
ed and treated with all possible tenderness by
Martha Don Andre, a mulatto woman, now rs
years Of age, who resides at the corner of Or
leans and Bourbon streets, and who pretended
to be her mother; a belief which prevailed in |
the neIghborhood, from the fact that Martha
took her to nurse very shortly after losing an
actual child of her own. When Mile Maria
became of age, then Martha told her how, in
the year 1918, she had been brought to her,
newly born infant, by certain madame Pr
cote, with a request that she would nurse and
rear her with all possible tenderness, for which
she should receive monthly stipend. and a
injunction was made to keep secret
The fact that she was the Illicit off spring of
young lady of high family, who had loved not
ely, but too we'll" Shortly afterward, the i
mother, beautiful lady of 20, called at the
house, and, after obtaining the most solemn S
promises of secresy, diyulged her name and >
he unhappy circumstances connected with the +
birth of her child. Martha, the nurse, was
hen living with white man, named Gibbs r
Consequently Maria grew up in the belief that u !.
1loos was her father, and that Gibbs was her
anne. On reaching her majority, however, W
nd beng let into the secret of her history, she W
lscarded that name, and assumed the status of -
free white person Since then, she has been it
indered from entering society, or experen- be
ing any OF the courtesies due to her blood, by
ne alleged slanderous reports above mention 90
d; Matthew Riehero being the head and front
the offending. Richero, we learn, admits pa
avlng made these reports and stands up to
rem; asserting that he can prove the truth of Ia
lem. 1t IS curious and interesting case, and
i'll probably bring forth another very racy and tel
teresting trial. mo Crescent
c,, 1 -, til
Charles, faithful and worthy old servant lei
no formerly belonged to Mr. W. W. Mont TO
'mery, of thiscity, died on Wednesday night. all
: learn, under the awful infections of our me an
liar Institutions at the early age of 12O vi;
ars! He had acted for years almost bevond
? memory of the oldest of the present gene in
ion, as a warehouseman to his old master ma
d not only spent the whole of his life in n. =,
-~N%''N'
IN able to get, was absolutely tscreole, If tina
place For many years he had been a re- tina a
ent OF the garden district enjoying his for r
tlum,' but taking particular pride in never the
sslng an opportunity of paying visit on \
years day-'Le jour de l'an," as be de- por
lted par excellence to style ito his mas S8a
walking couple of miles or more-to Es- MAJ
made street, that is--for the purpose, until ing
year opened. Previous to that he had ing
n bed-ndden for about six months, and de- '"; r.
Ied OF his sight for about year. He was havi
intelligent fellow, could regale patient lis sold
ers with very interesting accounts of the ~
hts which are to be so enthusiastically com Viii
norated tomorrow, as well as others. and peac
earnestly and sincerely assured of eniov bilit
the bliss of the world to come with those 1t
whom he had passed and enjoyed his life IN +, Dt +
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i, NJ --~.>-I>>-..~0~@-- Y prln
he New York Evening Express, of the 31st II
has the following notice Of the dry goods sent
e, copied from the Independents. The me
goods trade the past week, in consequence W
OLD weather, has not quite equalled the ex- repre-
atoms of our merchants. The importers with
ng received their goods early, are now full Eelug
'epared for the spring business. Seldom BUSH
we seen more extensive or magnificent No
lay of merchandise. Nearly all the lead doorl
obbng houses have full stocks on hand POI pom.
are making moderate sales. Several large ties
ION sales have occurred, with results GEN. dered
y quite satisfactory to the seller. The outs
opal attraction on two occasions was nrint- -. + FL
'wns. A large number of Philadelphia, in oil
more, and other western buyers were pre- the d
the bidding was spirited, and fair prices clareS
obtained. = $50 =s ment
I. lockwood 4 Co.. dry goods retailers m ranf
prlngield, Mass, have suspended paw Lou
!, with liabilities amounting 10 800 O0o- from on ,
assets to about 100000 They propose e eal' !,
npromlse with their creditors, but thus far The s
ne definite has been concluded upon. On
" Bigelow, Of Chicago, Illinois, in the tire o t
business has also suspended, with an in a fann
'dness amounting to $3.50, 600, GOOD heavy
of which is confidential He offers fifty ments
on the dollar, secured, payable on an able Th t
ge OF twelve months. This is the second has ~
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