The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-04-09
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/ ssIyanhoe," the Washington correspondent Of th
Charleston Standard, says that in few days tn
confessions of commodore Perry will be read in tn,
senate Of the United States, giving his views of tn
late naval efficiency board" of which he was
prominent member. He characterizes the board as
base conspiracy, and says he considers the name Q
Perry disgraced for the part he took in the proceed
| ings Of the board Moreover he declares that th
board did not expect the secretary Of the navy h
president of the United States to approve their pro
ceedings; they supposed revision would be requi
red when he intended to repair at least part of thu
injustice inflicted his brother officers 1t is alto
gether strange document.
There has lately been shown in Paris, huge con
cave mirror, an instrument Of startling speciaSp
optical magic. On standing closet to it, it presents
nothing but monstrous dissection of your physi
ogonomy. On retiring couple of Feet it gives YOU
own face and figure, true proportion but reversed
the head downward. But retire still further stand
ing at the distance Of five or six feet from the
mirror, and behold, you see yourself not refec
tion-it does not strike you as a refecton-but
your veritable self, standing in the middle par
between you and the mirror! The effect is mos
appalling, from the idea it suggests of something
supernatural-so startling, indeed is the exhibition
that possessed Of the very strongest nerve will
shrink involuntary at the first view.
Aletter from Florence, under date of January 9th
seen have dining room, and drawing room, and
two chambers, and servants room, and have fol
breakfast and dinner whatever want. have an ex-
cellent Swiss servant who speaks French and Italian
coaehman and pair Of horses, and two carriages
open and the other close, and all this costs me
$l20 month. My man servant waits upon me and
goes on the carriage, and has nothing to do with
cooking for me. That is done BY the master of the
house for me- and is included in the above estimate
Fish have been found in creek proceeding from
an artesian well ia San Jose, (Cal,) supposed to
have come from the subterranean lakes below In
shape they said to resemble the bass. They are
red under the mouth and belly and have shaded
stripes of dark brown color down their sides One
of the same kind was found in bucket of water
taken from the spout of the Artesian WELL They are
very small
Dr. Raphael, the well known Jewish rabbi, in N.
York, says:"I, Jew, do say, that it appears to
me, that Jesus became the victim of fanatcism
bined with jealousy and lust of power in Jewish
herarchs, even in latter ages, Huss and Jerome,
of Prague Latimer and Ridley became the victims
of fanaticism, combined with jealousy and lust of
power in christian hierarchs; and while and the
Jews Of the present day protest against being iden
tIhed with the zealots who concerned in the
against Jesus of Nazareth we are far
from reviling his characteror derding his precepts
To show how mechanical skill and labor add to
the value material, the British Quarterly Re
view gives this illustrative caculation:-A bar of
iron valued at $5, worked into horseshoes worth
$40 so; needles, 1855; penknfe blades, 50 1885, shirt
buttons, $29,450, balance springs Of watches about
$3.50 600 Thirty-one pounds Of iron have been
made into wire upwards of one hundred and eleven
miles in length, and fine the fabric that part
Of it converted, lieu Of horse hair into bar
rister's wig.
The mind requires some objects on which its pow
ers must be exercised, and without which it preys
upon itself and becomes miserable A person
to life of activity longs for ease and re-
who he has mil hpI
pose finds himself miserable. The pleasure of re-
Taxation known to those only who have regular and
interesting occupation. Continued relaxation
becomes weariness; and this ground may
safely assert that the greatest degree of real enjoy
ment belongs not to the luxurious of wealth, or
The stess yoary Of fashion, but to the real middle
classes of society who, along with the comforts Of
life, follow an important occupation
Some two years ago young man in Kentucky
,aled at the house of school teacher and shot him
lead. He tried for murder, and the jury acauit-
ed him. Three months ago two men in Boston in
feigled young man into the house Of one of them
md there beat him that he died. They were tried
or murder, and the jury acquitted them. In the
the Tribune lays the lack of justice
o slavery in the Boston case to the old English
common law.
The death Of John Ferguson, stated to be the heal
5iest American fund holder in Great Britain, is an
lounced in the London papers. He died at Irvine,
Scotland and was reported to be worth Sc, 800 600.
)ne half of this sum he bequeathed to educationa-
purposes in Scotlandthe other half to his relations
n early life he visited the United States, was far
eeing enough to invest heavily, and an immense
ortune was the result.
The aldermen Of tho city of cb;caoo sbort tir,o /
ince passed bill making an appropriation for the
purpose Of providing themselves with gold headed
anes Of the value of $50 each The mayor vetoed /
he bill, but ten Of the fifteen members Of the board
epassed it, and eight Of them furnished themselves
Tith canes at the expense Of the city. why not 90
for gold watches and breast-pins while they are t
bout it?
Hon. Erastus Brooks, Of the New York senate in
ONE recent remarks on the elective franchise, pend
az bill to prevent illegal voting in the city Of New
ork, said that city contained Heterogeneous popu
ation. comprising according to the census returns
f 1855, 629 $40 people, who are classified as fol-
Tvs:
Native voters. 46ll3
Naturalized voters, 42,70O
Aliens 232,678
Colored persons not taxed, l0,e07
Aliens and colored persons not taxed, 3sG ,223
The bill introduced in the lower house Of the Ten
essee legislature to purchase the Hermitage plan
tion and establish military school, has passed a
,cond reading.
Among the passengers on tba III -fated ste,noer
,ony Wayne. was Mr. Walters who was an hss rav
am Chicago. Illinois tn Pb;ladelnbia Pa ..;tI
e remains of his wife When The exnloson tool. taoL
go NJ Wa1tor,S -. 41...--.s - - 49,. 80, -