The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-08
General Intelligence

\, - "A, p CT he Cunard steamsb
u r It.en elI Liverpool on the 18th csas
telligence. The Liverpool cotton nay Iays later i
oited no new feature since the depart,,.e esE
alah: Cotton was steady at former CO.. u the In
the demand was fair. quotations. .,s
me quotations are as follows: fair or}s,.
middllng Orleans, 63sd. per pound, ''eahs, I'd
lie state OF trade in Manchester waSs.,
Money was more in demand, and - r,s a1lsfaeosv
at 94118. <2' anu We're ou@ss
49,. mere was tar business doing in the H..
ton market, and prices Were steady naRre Cot
All accounts represent that The coro,.,.
car was gorgeous affair, 1t is estimatado Of The
grand pageant has cost altogether Soma That h
pounds sterling. millions e
The British have stationed two :
isle Of Serpents. users Of tbo
Its stated that the cashier of the Nor.l
railway who has disappeared, is defsnloi france
amount of E50,000 Neiaulter to tbs
1t is understood that the Russian cor..- -
agreed to arrangements by which a NO., hLent has
be held IN Poland in the month of jun ius fair is
1t Is currently reported that Prussia w lsa'
chatel. pa .@e WIFI sAs N Neuf
From Madrid we have accounts tba.. :,
ton of the Spanish Judiciary is in eon t,eOgansa
by the government. E.s.Tc plation
New York, Sept 29.-The Collins stean.,;
tic, which left Liverpool on WednesdaS4 sa n Bal
instant, has arrived at this port. Sbs l. he lid
days later intelligence than was rpre;s four
steamship Canada. 'eo oy the
Ihe Liverpool cotton market was uneb.n..,,
prices We're III favor of the buyers a5ed but
The sales for the three days subseona,+ "
parture OF the Canada, amounted to il (0 Ae DE-
Fair Orleans was quoted at 7l5d snJ oales
Orleans at 628d. per pound udllng
Inc political intelligence brought hv H. n -
though Interesting, presents no feature If pal
portance Bee ~ -r-.-..gt 50 - y VI great In.
he chartists in London had given a t.n m
pubic reception to Frost, one of their aaa phaat
land 'e'uinea to Eng.
!, Gonzales Bravo is mentioned as likely 10 r.,.;
the appointment of Spanish minister to eeelEe
Late accounts from Spain state that there
more seizures of public journals Aao Deem
Ihe French emperor is visiting Spain re-
terpret the dispatch-Editors Pie 49, t'0 We'n-
"A dlabolleaI attempt has been made 10 dose...,
Royal amphitheatre IN Liverpool. " e's'soy The
NEW DIRK, Sept. 23.--The citizens of ror,.., "
Hampshire have refused to give public raeents ~
president Pleree on his approaching visit 10 that
We have accounts of another awful sfeamh.,.,
aster involving great loss Of life The stsaS hs
niagara has been burnt on lake Micbiean and ia
reported that from fifty to one hundred nersons ~
their lives. The hon John May Is said r. be ns
the victims of this terrible calamity '"s u
NEW York, Sept. 26.-We learn that fifty parso.,
lost their lives by the burning of the steambpst
agara, near port Washington on lake Mehpan -'
George Steers, the famous yacht builder. And .lso
the constructor of the new steam frigae Niagara usO
thrown from wagon, and died last night "'
Accounts of large and enthusiastic Fillmore ,.,b
erngs in this and neighboring States crowd mo,
us. The procession at Albany yesterday apnearS j.
have been tremendous demonstration Of Fltlmora,,
strength.
We have an account Of a large and enthusiast,
Fillmore meeting at Easton, Pa.
The American State convention in New jersey ia
largely attended.
with the Great Northern railway swindle of France
were arrested here to-day, and the amount Of about
I0,UOO francs recovered from them
he Portuguese consuls at New York and Rail-
more have been notified that their functions are far
the present, suspended. The slave traffic carried On
so extensively III those cities said to be the mme
diate cause Of this movement
We have accounts Of terrible collision on the
Michigan railroad, between freight and a coDstruc
ton tram. Nine laborers are reported killed and
twenty wounded.
NEsTFoRr, Sept. l9.-Governor Geary and a bat
talon of dragons have gone in search Of Lane, and
viii arrest him if found in the territory He has
probably gone to N ebraska
TIE pro-slavery men are organising for the coming
election, on the Al Of October
Adviees from Kansas to the 20th represent that af-
fairs were telerably quiet. Lane was at Nebraska
city.
LOUISVILLE, Sept a4-There appears to have been
a general frost throug hout the west.
We have accounts of snow storm at Chicago
Tobacco has suffered immensely, and consdera
bly,.
SEPT. 25.-Reports of the great injury to the TO-
1aeco crop are still coming iii, and in consequence
holders have withdrawn their stocks from market.
Communication by telegraph between thiscity and
ST. Louis has been interrupted for several days,
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2o.-Ihe river is rising slowly
al this point
SEPT. ga destructive fire occurred in this city
,o-dav- The stores Of Newco4nb Brothers, and j. S.
i, rebead and several factories a. the back of those
premises. were burnt. Messrs Newcomb's stock was
alued at $751; 900. totally destroyed Mr. More
lead had large lot Of bagging andrOps destroyed.
The losses are covered BY Insurance.
SEPT. 30-Tobacco has advanced in this market.
n raw tobacco, the advance is from one to dol
srS per hundred
AuGusrA, September 3O-A duel took place near
'harleston Yesterday afternoon, between William0.
,aber, IT,, editor of The Mercury, and Edward Ma
raih, esq At the third shot Mr.. Migrants ball
Inferred Taber's head, and he died all hour after
a1ds. The difficulty originated The publication
F an article in the Mercury relative 10 the hon. A
Magrath.
COLUMBIA. s. O. Sep. a4-We had heavy frost
this section Of the State last night which, it Is
AIRED, has done much damage 10 the cotton crop
There were fifty deaths in Charleston during the
eek ending on the goth ult, Of which twentY-iour
ere from yellow fever.
WHEELING, (Va-) Sept. l5.-The republican state
invention of Virginia came off here to-day
rerDont electoral ticket was nominated. 1hefeW
c disturbance as was anticipated
RIor AT E4sToS, PA dispatch dated baston
eptember 26th, says, riot occurred last hlghl as
lie fair grounds, outside the city. The manager Of
lie fair and the pckpockets were the opposing par,
es. General 5. P Lowry, of Kansas, was assaulted
I'd beaten last night by Mr.. A. II. Lee
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-It has been ascertained that
e administration is officially advised that the pro-
Fl of treaty between Great Britain and the nj
d States had been agreed upon; and copy mas
zen received, but the contents have not publicly
anspired. Mr.. Dallas has full power on the SUD
It, Notwithstanding the newspaper reports to the
ntrary.
Mr. attorney general Cushing has decided ths::
e estates Of their countrymen dying in the United
ates, exeeptin the way of surveillance or advice
ley cannot exercise Jurisdiction
A treaty of friendship and commerce, concludeS'
GENTLY between the government OF Siam and the
lifted States, has been received at the state depart
INT. H~ .ma.
The dispatches from Mr. Dallas make no mention
Mr.. Ejlliers being appointed British minister to
is government, though the report is generally be-
we'd.
The Memphis and Charleston railroad is now open
Chawella station, 81 miles from Memphis -,
The Knoxville Register publishesa letter from the
n. John Bell, of Tennessee, in which that dlsun-
ished senator declares openly and frankly tor WE
d Fillmore for president, and advises all his 'oia
llr friends Of Tennessee To staA fast By FILLMORE