The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-08-06
General Intelligen.'

gay the 18th inst. The Euro pool insiIs s.
i generally one week later tbto II news
/ Niagara. 'han that ,aas: sAst ~
Pine ne genera report of the ciren,.. 9s
Iefsla' respecting the Liyernas,ll iafs brop,,,.
that there had been slight deCle Cotton sNasG
clpaiiy confined however to tba i in IN ply
qu9tatloEs are Tor fair Orleans -9 ~ grsds M
no change IN the trade of Maneh.
a4ssuli ai91lcts - reported to have
Tie s pPsss ,sIs eavi is p....
portant. N-"Heht have h..
and da a;v d, p, militia were ORDER,
sr nu gae up We new clothing fur furnish =
eminent, without z being paid the b area a
promised thern, they refused IN do oa,uhty pss.sN
and riot took place. Sever, usoand 1 nnse
towns people sided with the m;l;. were silsi
1t IS reported that the house Of !. "
Lowe, OF Manchester, has failed I1sessrs
are stated to be very heavy. Il Is i. net
cotton house Of Liverpool, has f.;I Ise tep ss,s
new YORK, July 2l-The steam s.lsd Wy
from Mobile, via Havana, has am; Qas,n.
uales from the latter city are to the ,ss hse y
yeiloW fever IS reported to be still ras;a ~ ha
and the captain generals stated 81 aaa.e
per ship Black Hawk had landed eae ny " lS
vana. Forty of those with whom y Cooles ~ ~
on the passage ''l si h sarsdsassa
WASHINGTON, July 2I.-In tho go '''s
bill providing for an appropriation s ~
increase the efficiency Of the armv y. say1sabT
4 resolution that congress adioonrna passsd Y"
august was also passed by the sen,t ~ hellS,
penang IN the house Of Representa- and m
VIII De doubtlessly concurred in to. ma,s FAss
Mr. Burlingame, member of copsrsss .fes
ehusetts, has publicly Withdrawn ,b uss Ton aa
recently published BY Mr.. Brooks Of sa meiaod1s
ana leaves his speech on South CaroUOaa' a Ca
t.sen, without any qualification wbs..po sqhaaa
lrlshas OF the respective parties are mssl
tween them sna' hostile fencounter willtaEs pE
! JTIY 22nd..I is rumored that Mr. r., /,
tha to Mr. Burlingame last e7epiao
bara si;ai.enge was promptly accepted P%aah
Mr. Burlingame; but the latter left the ching,
night to avoid arrest eigF lateas
The city is full Of rumors in reference.
Inc most probable Of these seems ~ toasasa
buriingame named Clifton House. m " ~ taaA
slde OF Niagara Falls, as the place wbos ms Vaaah
receive Mr. Brooks challenge, and bas here You'll
and that Mr.. Brooks declined to % th a.. gone Ill.,
ground that it would not be safe for ibG..asf oath
the present time nun to daaa
August. VI lae las a
July 23rd.-Mr. Brooks publishes
In which he denounces Mr.. Burlinpamas 1 y lodyi
named the Canada SIDE of the Niass sle iof haFe
OF meeting, knowing, as he did, thsths y ne ps
could not reach it without running tba Nj tlass
through abolitionist mobs, danger NJ ssalst al
" sfiest, md
Mr. Burlingarne has gone over tothoc
with his seconds ' oslada side
In the house, to-day, Gallego was oOs.,a
70 admitted in his stead as delegate fons aud
ofaska. $ Ne'essale Iron Ne
jury 24th.-In the senate; to-day Ii. I'm.
e go american discoveries of gaano STAND. 70
In the house, to-day, the army appropriate, In
as amended SO as to provide that The moasr o
ariated should not be expended nn;l ue ~ app9
avs Were repealed 'ns Asasas
Mr.. Buriingame returned TONIGHT 7, -,
tood that his seconds will soon publish aaa,
'ly to Mr. Brooks. No further difienl,;ss r.
are sp-
AN OLD SOLDIER GoNE-Wa followed / l..
ong home in our village grave ward on thu
ne remains OF WILLIAM GILMORE, veteran s0a.s,
ne wars, who died very suddenly in tb;s nsass
ne day previous, at the good old age of eighty van.
large number Of our citizens turned ont soS h.
led the old soldier with militia honors IN str.as,
and away from home and kindred without relss;sss
drop tear over his grave, the old man has gona
D rest. We honored him as an american so5;ss
7ho was ever ready to obey his countrys call nbs
our of danger. ''''- IL aie
The history of the lif. Of William Gilmore i -,
.Ithout interest. We learn that he was tho vatsrsn
many hard fought battle. He was a soldier nn
eE general Jackson in 1872, and was engaged +
re battle of New Orleans, Horse Shoe and otbe,
atties fought in the SOUTH He was soldier
the Florida war and the war with Mexico When
lie Iexas revolution broke oat, prompted by eal.
mt and chivalrous spirit he repaired to Texas and
ught the battles Of that then infant republic. He
as at the battle of the San Jaeinto, in the hottest Of
e night, aud was one of the. humber who captured
'nta Anna Few fs5assed a more eyentful lite
I'd served their country with more zeal than the de-
ased. Peace be to his ashes May his gallant spirit
I'd resting place in the New Jerusalem, where war
q rumors Of war are never heard Claiborne ADV
a 6. Co. Times: ss, :.
'.We have been Informed that his excellencv gov
nor Adams, caused writs of election TO be issued
sterday, fixing the 26th day of July as the time for
iding congressional election to supply the place
lde vacant by the resignation of the hon. Prestt
BROOKS. He will be returned without oppositi
with an unprecedented large vote, as eompr
we learn that telegraphic dispatch was rscsir.
yesterday afternoon from the honorable L, NJ
lit, addressed to his excellencv governor Adams
derIng his resignation, in consequence of the vote
,ensure passed by the house. Writs Of election
also issued IN this case, and colonel Keitt will be
{ back with the endorsement of his entire con.
uencv.s ,"-9
HooTIsG:-The Vicksburg Wing of the 22d ula,
>, an array occurred yesterday evening, between
an named Wheeloek and doctor Latham, Of Can
; IN which the former was perhaps fatally wound.
Some months since. we learn that Wheelock
tarred and feathered by some parties in Canton
suspectlng doctor Latham of a participation IN
affair he has on several occasions threatened the
tors life. The parties met Yesterday, near the
road depot, where. we are told, that WheeloeE
on doctor Latham with double barrel shotgun
shot taking effect in the side of the doctor, IN
ing slight wounds
he doctor fired simultaneously with Wheeloek
MS shot from revolver, failed to take any effect
4 parties fired second time, when Wheelock was
gerousiy and perhaps fatally wounded in the
;. DIR. Latham Immediately surrendered himself
he civil authorities, when after an examination
re the mayor, he was discharged
ne OF the most shocking and tiendish affairs VIC
e heard or read of in sometime past, occurredir
gan county, Missouri, recently 1t appears tha
an BY the name of Ray had some previous diff
y with some Of his neighbors, and failing to &c
nge. he concluded to take it out by poisoning tn
enslye little children of those with whom h
the difficulty, and who were attending schoo
at county be consequently obtained a quaint
Polson-put it in q squirrels head, and laid i
spring used BY the school The result twas the
crTy - 4 j. 6 . ~
ol-two or three Of whom died, and seven o
others cannot survive. The schoolmaster, Wit
also poisoned, at last accounts, had some part;
m mortified, and his death was beyond question
y was arrested by the citizens of his neighbor
and made his escape in the night, but was pur
and oyertaken at Quincy He was carried
by his captors to the scene of his most iendisl
diabolical act, tried by the neighbors and huns
the same spot.
le GAINESVILLE (Tenn.) Chronicle of the 18th ult.
me. following: Mr.. John S. Hart, of this city
l.