The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-12-31
general 1ntellisenas

! stroyed by fire at tb savannah line hnosrf,
:, BATON RoUer Dec s''e ~ wharf tong Pit vas toarsa
o man, son of the coroner of ~ y :iilam Bait.
grocery store, shot man SS'y, and a. yqa,
ne oali entered Johnson's foron ohnsop S
> eye and he died instantly oTp,head just Il 0das
: w,1e and hive children Bates me inc decease die& d.
): mas not been heard of sinca Immediately sesPs,
e s;s+;n,. ~ ~ Dec IA family ID
ha ans III io"r persons, residiDg na famed Joy..
oeT nn iie e,o and their house has
5 ho , ne boats for Cncinnn.a,een bQrrsia'.
0 h aeso"ne o. the ice The weather have
heavy ice, and viii pro Js report the river
The river at Chco ooa?ly close oniah!0 o,ts
thick that 1t is not likely it VIII; Win over with
! lore sprlns The total number of oe Broken as,sR
only ten larger than at the Tina vessels iSS%Re
last year, which was, howevar 'ne FLYER folps' fA
later The value of vessel pronsrt nearly two ss
Dor cannot be less than two aaG now in H. I'll
large share Of which is owned bare haf niS,aas
Is fecapltpat'on; Steamers, s. nro The oIoe
oaTSs - briggs. 26; schooner; oIpss a lln
OF: LOUIS Dec 2-The river = 4 w., Total y
being IS ' reary fap,dy Below this pses
has bse pu" = h ,ba named Meredi,.
''ia oceh III the city for several du'th Holl,,,
stopping at the American HOTEL oays, aud ss'
miraculous power of instantly 3d., he possess,saT
teal problem that n,o 'aiitiy solving anv ~sS To
MN the most difficult Question and !. to him. ~
promptly given. The Calculation ',u Inc solujon ~
tai effort and he is unable to USE in nOm.
1ul facility with which he arr;vo "nI ior goD4a
'eIily' ne is wonder of the age I'm sie sQLs
Az recent election in Illinois v 1a'tesinoAdRh,
De taken on the question of copysnt; was drsuei
the constitution 1t was defeatedNla"ss,lon 70 anspi
e's 'aKIng interest enough in the matta!! 2se
on IL; ne constitution requires nnn, 'oVoteu
t;Yas 10 th amajoFlty Of all those given for
ant ne s, Atlanta ia ia Examiner says there i
cant supply OF hogs in Atlanta, and Le oS an abQa
droves have passed through durinn Il a very arp.
one day Of which fifty two cars s .He pfeseltwei
nVe hogs to the car, came down the S5ng seventy
nave been other arrivals since then "'e road Thesr
1t Is said that no less than twon.
Ing birds are disposed Of every yssr thousand sing.
They are raised chiefly in GERMANY s a IN New York
mountains by the peasants, and a r'bns the Ha,
during the summer "'e brought ovr
In 1912. 100000 squirrel skins o.o.Hs.
from RUSSIA to China in exchange far ta exported
tnese skins came from Siberia and way e4 AOstd
OF the exiles' traps. 'A "s'e tae QUAR-
N ne Wnole number Of emigrants that 49,.
oh 90 curing this year up to Decembe 'l ol II
.ateo al lo9,ooi; against l27 595 to same d lv
/ 1
cf M;nna r.. seu from ashington that the ,a.,..
take steps during the present session Of ~ nee will
admission into the Union. VI ''ns'essir
James .. Harrison, appointed ndoo ;ur g.
wee Lecompte, is distinguished lave ~ 44asa
loh' kentucky, who ran on the denocrat;o y. Le1lg
congress against A. K Marshall S'"''' ucket for
me human lungs are said to contain ,.,
hundred million of cells. The chan WIN f enel'ea
that secret must have had good time ound out
isn't the statement the greatest seI NJ nTq
j. ne secretary of the interior has dpc;aa al
ch'lofen OF deceased revolutionary widows ~ AM
amount OF pensions due from the soyernmsn. WV iusl
me New ork Evening Post SAYS there ara y, la.,
Two lhoIsand gambling houses in thatcty and nro
SCARLET FEvER.--This disease cont;r,o,
IN many sections of the country. Tho nnr.!h .a'I
deaths from it last week in Philadelnbs . sM1ei
New York, 80; and Boston, 81, Tho v;ot,a -, ID
nearly all children, the oldest one in Rosto h were
only six years of age ''N oe'hS
IN aIluslon to statement that bar Of anovoa
gold had passed through the ASSAY Office in Tsu
ork, Thompson's Bank Note Reporter saws. aTh,
plain English Of this is, some other metallic snb
stance can be combined with gold, and such combi.
nation will stand the assay tests of our mints IT..
secret or science of doing this was discovered i,
France and communicated to this country early las.
summer. The case cited above is one of repeated az.
perlments made with like results at the ASSAY Office
In this city, and at the mint. in PHILADELPHIA A.
the same assay tests used in the European mints
The same results would undoubtedly follow, Altbo
his alleged bullion will stand tie usual mint tpst
yet 1t is quite certain that time, sea- and other H.
1uences, will make their mark upon coin made Of it,
"MAIsoN ROUGE" the Washington CORRESPOND
mt of the New Orleans Bee writes:-"It is evident
rom this that the fight about Kansas is to be keptup
Until the question of her admission into the Union
s free or slave State is determined; and this is
natter which tse successor of general Pierce will
nd himself compelled to grapple with. How he
lay deal with it remains be seen, but those who
ave some means OF forming correct Judgment of
What his course will be, say that he will hold out
lducements to emigrants from the north and especi.
lily from Pennsy to push into that TERRITORY
18th view to their gaining decided preponder
nee there over the pro-slavery population and form.
'g constitution excluding slavery That this poll.
will be in accordance with Mr.. Douglas wishes,
also affirmed; because, looking. as he does, to an
ltrance into the White house in 1860, he is sagaci-
is enough to see that, if Kansas shall become
ave State, he will stand no chance Of obtaining
'rthern support; whereas, if she shall come in as
re State, he can say, as he has said to the north,
at the repeal of the Missouri compromise was
aasure calculated to extend the area of freedom and
of slavery, and that therefore the north should
ace this measure to his credit rather than to his
bit" =
Negro property, says a Virginia exchange is be-
nlng so precarious, owing to the Vaccinations Of
: abolltlonlsts, the shareholders of western Vir
Tia are generally taking measures to guard against
lr loss by dlsposlng of them to those who will
ny them beyond the reach of the underground rail.
d. few days since Mr. Joseph S. Machrs sold
Messrs. Stern, of Richmond, fifteen slaves, old
young, for the sum of SS,ll5. Mr. VIM Love
o sold to the same gentlemen two likely girls and
oy for S2,450. These fine negroes never would
-e been sold had il not been discovered that they
re making preparations to leave for free terri
Willis, in the Home Journal thus gives the lead
features of the New York fashions: broadway
its usual two leading features men striving to
dress the fact that life had been to them a fai
y and unloved looking women trying the escape
We of millinery for their wasted fires Eqnipages
improving i'll style. Boards and moustaches are
frlghtful stage of experiment Dandies are wear
lace on the ties of their cravats and with the IN.
1ngu1shableness of "ready made clothes" the
ulation looks almost stereotypically free and
dvices have been received by the secretary Of the
Y from the United States storeship Supply, lieu.
mt commanding David Porter. The Supplywas
nyrna on the 9Th November and had on boarda
Der OF camels, destined for service in the I. 5.
7. She was to have sailed for New Orleans
ne 18th November. Her officers and crew were
veil. --""
ne tact the memory of Mary, queen of Scots, is
cherished with reverent affection was shown
lily oy the audience assembled in Edinburg to
to one OF Thackeray's fine lectures about the
ses. de touchnd harshly upon the conduct OF
sed, and strong symptoms of a row excited
ashlngton letter says that commodore Stew
Who was retired by the naval board, from his ma
ank as captain, will be reinstaed by being nom'-
for the first vacancy by the president and COM
're Smith will probably be nominated Tor the