The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-04

AL - ~, The steamship Baltic, has
2 NV loRk, Liverpool mails of the l4th inst,
red here VII four days later than that re
"a p',rising lnteiiss,
81 ftapii br The Canada. go 60 (,rlo.os IA ner
red y. quotations are, for 1air o,iea ca - pei
The e9 9r Vnidding Orleans from "a 10 o2so per
5nnd,; .. Manchester, and throughout the manu-.
Trade at is reported without change since
81 s,uing ois''''''
advlGss Of 900 900, it is stated, IS required
IA new iG government and is TO be raised by the
III H of eychequer bohas. n h,t,raor tho Nica
gs news Of the battle OF hfas f P;ca
The hes s.os and the invading army OF Costa hlca
agaan a.nd hnt very little attention IN England
I'D attrae1 Times III the course OF observations
The .n1ent question, afirms that Great Britain
opthe tested great forbearance and descants very
has lnat;nsly on Mr. Marcys course as oei's quite
apfeasonaGeIe. .sden and the grand duchy of Olden
Russia, nreed to adopt the proposition of Dem
bug The Capitalization Of the Souna Dues provl
park lo' a other powers interested will acqulesce
dd a oit had occurred in the Italian legion at MAI
The affairs of Italy are COMMANDING glea1
o., If attention on all sides, anu "eie oe'ns
rarmly discussed. ..hor caunaign against
the treaty has been concluded between
be United States and Persia; L., rosnectinp the
.aatv between France, England, and AUSTRIA guar
.oeinp the independence ~ ufkey'
proposition for the dissolutiot = - sfs.'
,,rtes was being agitated. -.
'0,s.T YoRK. Nav 25-The Cunard steamship Afrl-
h has arrived here. with the mails from Liverpool
Saturday. the 18th May. She brings intelligence
,bree DAYS later therefore, than that received the
Baltic .o...,, >,a~,-..
,.anabt by the Africa generally report that there
, IA been only moderate business doing in cotton,
aadth prices ruling in favor of the buyer.
The sales of the week reported to have amount
az. 600 bales, of which 1909 bales were taken
s Gu sneculation and 5000 by exporters.
lanes McHenry, in his circular, reports the
,at rery much unsettled, with decline of Lied per
nound on middling. za
Hi onotations are, for middling Orleans Sled.
per pound; for middling uplands God
THE Norfolk Herald learns that Mr.. 5: s. Sum.
mons, Of HYDE county, N. G., has made an assign
rnent to bis creditors. The Herald says, Mr.. S. is
extensively known through the eastern sections of
Virginia and North Carolina, Baltimore and gener-
sIy to the commercial community of most Of the ci-
tes Of the seaboard. 1t is said his liabilities are
over half million, He owns some thirty odd yes
sels, with which he has for many years carried on
a cargo trade with our port and the ports of Balti
more, Philadelphia, and Others adjacent he has al
WAYS been represented of great wealth and
integrity. He has 300 slaves, several large and
fertile farms, and immense juniper and cypress
svalaps. He perhaps the largest shingle getter
pNorth Carolina. All his operations were On the
largest scale.
BRANDY From CoAL.-Some French yankees at
Pottsvle, Pennsylvania, propose to distill brandy
from bituminous coal, and in this way: Coal gas is
to be first distilled in the ordinary way, and con-
Quoted into receiver 1t contains about eight per
cent of heterogeneous bicarbon in gaseous state
which is separated therefE0m-rather a complicated
afar-and introduced into closer vessel is agitated
until the acid absorbs the gas. Water is then mixed
with it, and the whole distilled for alcohol which
the experimentalsts confidently say they can pro-
duce. What an ideal Tothink of calling for glass
Of Cumberland or "Lehigh" with or without su-
gar.
The Columbus papers say it is rumored that the
western boundary line of Georgia commences at Os-
wtchee bend on the Chattahoochie below West point
If sucha decision has been made, and Georgia and
Alabama abide by it, Columbus and long but mar
strip of land the east bank Of the Chattahoo
chic, will belong to the latter State. We do not pre-
sumo Alabama will insist upon her claim, and if she
does, Georgia will hardly give up strip of territory
no matter how small it may be, which she has held
and governed SO long, without dispute.
A lady in. the county of Goochland Virginia, re-
Gently gave birth to three living daughters all of
whom, as well as the mother doing well at the
last accounts. 1t is said that during Moproe's adj
lady of Louisiana gave birth to four
sons, whom she named Washington, Jefferson, Madi
son and Monroe all of whom lived to manhood The
same lady before her death, was the mother of hir
ty-six children
LADY FRANKLIN.-Mr. Henry Grinnell, of n York
has just received letter from lady Franklin in which
she expresses desire that doct. Kane should visit
England for the purpose Of taking charge Of another
Arctic expedition. She still hopes that some suryi
yor Of sir John franklin may be found living among
The Esquimaux, from whom might be obtained the
particulars of her husbands fate She proposes to
ct out propeller at her own expense, and to give
the command to doct Kane
slave, carpenter by trade was lately sold in the
county of Adams, Mississippi. for $3700
@s New Orleans Market. 0.-s5
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