The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-18


at 1t were not the fashion amongst southerners
ice neglect home institutions for the purpose oter
STA couragng and building up northern college
lie Such too Is the case with many other thing
ia which could be as we'll and as cheaply obtaine
IA in the south as they can possibly be atthe nortl
an The taunts Of the Tribune, Times and kindre
re- sheets should rouse southerners to a sense
re the low abuse which these northern haters {
.et southern lnstitutionsowould heap on u.s. but 70
the benefits they derive in money foosbly ex
Sc pended With them by our people. Indepen
a dent Of this consideration, there are grave rea
i'd sons why southern youths should not be edu
- Gated at the north. Abolitionism has becom.
- so formidable, occupies such conspicuous place.
ysY in the pulpit, on the bench, at the bar, anc
e within the walls of colleges, that southern
Al youths should not be placed underits influence
y or control. Letparents make it point of sol
g emn duty to encourage home schools
The British journals are calculating the sost
: of the Russian war, which the taxpayers will
be forced to disburse. The London Times in
its estimate, says, 'all things considered, we
doubt whether The cost, from first to last will
be much under f10o, 0oo, 900, (near five hun
drad millions of dollars, an immense sum, but
evidently not an intolerable one, when it is con-
sldered that it falls very much under the expcn-
diure of this country in the one closing year
of the last great war" But then it is to be
''considered' that Great Britain did not gain A
single laurel in return for her vast expenditure Of
men and money in the Russian war; but on the
contrary '''came out at the little end of the
horn" England lost 10, 584 men by death in
action, wounds and disease, and 1878 were dis |
charged from the army as unfit forsurther SER
vice OF the soldiers sent out 1898 fell fight |
ing in action, 1921 sunk under their wounds;
1879 died of cholera, and IL ,45l of other di-
seases. This speaks but poorly for the disci-
pine OF the troops, the care of thGr officers and
skill of the medical corps. The total loss of
Great Britain, BY both land sea, is put down at
22, 457. 1t appears that the expense OF the war
to France amounted to 5000 600 francs,
(about two hundred and forty millions of dol
lars, besides so, 900 men. Count Orloff admit
ted while IN attendance at the peace convention,
at Paris, that the Russian loss had not been less
than 100000 men. The loss sustained BY the
Sardinians has not been reported, and that Of
the Turks never will be ascertained.
NicARAGUA.-The steamship Orzaba, which $
a y4f at N1r Vol Il, o.
Juan, confirms the report of Walkers success
at RIvas and the abandonment of Nicaragua by
the Costa RicaBs. The transit route was open
for the transportation OF passengers and goods
from ocean to ocean, and every thing was quiet. :,
ochlessnger had been, by order of Walker,
Tried BY court-martiaI, convicted OF having
urned traitor and sentenced to be shot He
Fas adjutant general of Lopez i'll tated expe- =
Iition to Cuba, where he was en.Ptisoner
ING hlent to the coast of Africa, and flIahy par
Iony iib IL other prisoners wv queen ii
NJ Mn: l,,a,sSIl 1I1|F E feeling ceiling !:
sp0sease gaiB ,aa5l me peaceful I
occupation, be ann cha on for the extsn- a
ion of the area oAfeedom, and sailed for Nfica- n
aqua to aid Walker and his handful of filibus= c!
ers but in the hour Of peril deserteT his com fc
anlons in arms, and joined the Costa Rieaus. in
lie was Hungarian by birth, and held com
Mission in Kossuth's army, in which, tits said, Y
e proved himself a gallant officer The ORR &.
aba was not molested blythe British man OF =,
ar. The warit was believed had ended ~
In bis official protest against the recognition Of
y the United States of the new government of W
icaragua, don Marcoleta says that he is Who'll "
; unable to discover the important and weigh 81
7 reasons which caused president Pierce to or
bandon his former position. He quotes vari-
US extracts from Marcy's letters in opposition n,
} the recognition, which lie characteristics as u
most fragrant violation of divine and human III
VS., and 'the encouragement and sure guar G.
otee of fbusterism in Nicaragua Poor IN
low, he is nconsolable for the loss of his fat -
flee. % II
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N. Payen an eminent chemist of Paris, has W;
discovery which may prove of gen KIN
al interest. 1t is that linen, cotton, wooden oh
Id silk fabrics can be rendered perfectly water
'oof by aid of alum and sugar of lead, and no
ithout employing India rubber, gutta percha, fire.
any other gums, varnshes OF oils. The pro- DO
IS given is very simple, and is claimed tore ais
II any species of tissue waterproof 1t is fro
erely to dissolve two pounds and a half of B.
UNI in four gallons of water; dissolve also, in pa
separate vessel, the same weight of acetate of pie
ad in the like quantity of water. When both W
e thoroughly dissolved, mix the solutions to-
ther, and when the sulphate of lead result ~,
g from this mixture has been precpitated to -
e bottom of the vessel in the form of pow ~
+, pour off the solution and plunge into it the
ticles to be rendered water proof. Wash and tr,.
b them we'll during few minutes, and hang 49,,