The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-03-26
General intelligence


easier. but not unptably lower -'''s aau.e ~.
The market closed steady al the 6,,,.. "
tions: ORLEANS fair. middlins. / = d.
The whole stuck Of cotton Id nm I. an q III
of which only 10 900 bales are Amer ,io o
The prospects for pence are uncbs.,.,
| Quaker City which sailed on the 5tb
ported signing Of preliminary peace tss. sos
rninor arose from the appendng Of the sias...s ps
Napoleon had made speech hoping ,s Is.
ference would terminate with the ess. lIs
peace, but added that France must Is
either peace Or war. pteppafsd
| A general rulnor is that negoti ationa Z.
| ing steadily. - p'rg,,a
Ameeting was held on the 9Th, but :
secret and nothing concerning il had ssaa N
WAsHtseTos. MARCH 19th.-The hon ss .ls,nspi,a
resolution in lieu Of the majority ana : adopted,
ports. that the speaker appoint com n;,ss i,
TO TAX testimony IN relation to the Kansas s.
election, appropriating 1000 for the .soa'ssa
the president required TO furnish mitarpE
if necessary Resolution passed by wy p,sessla
TO 80. 'oe Ed
The Washington Union states that w;.,,.
days. land warrants have advanced four tosa.Aa
per acre. 1T quotes SOS and 1908 at llllsl,ss
and 1905 al 1861 l06; and 4g's at li66al
Colonel Benton is about to return ia M..
stump the State, he says, for the Pacific ~
but others say, for the U. S. senate. saltuss
The old line wings Of the MARYLAND la,
have called State convention, to meet Il R.'aa
on the 3lst instant. oassaaa
Roger A. Fryer writes to the Southsids w.,
mocrat letter announcing his return from r ~
concluding with this remark. Peace i ;re.saA
France is bent On il and there is an pnda.s.a
between the eInperors of France and Rnss;.
English are Indignant and say they are bar. y
Poor England has falien Yet She
TO fight There is much talk and sas ~
about the war between England and fbe r. s..a
Louis Napoleon desires it, ~ # : osks
WAsHIsaToN. MARCH l1.-senate -
duced bill to-day authorising the people If .a
territory to organise State government when :
may attain the requisite population "
The latest intelligence from New Hampsb;,....
that in ls6 towns heard from, Metcalf, fAmss.ahh
has q, 34l votes; Wells Idemocrat, % $50 .ssa
tering 1898 About 40 small towns REM "
heard from, which last year gare Aetealf W, Il
votes, Baker 3,l42. and 7ul scattering ill., 10y ~
thus far, consists Of 40 opposition and lid ~
Gratis. Complete returns from the State win 80.
former 164 and the latter l4s. e'ssa
From this result NE infer that the admin;.....
party have failed TO carry New Hampshire .Lasss
the vote has been close, and the contest seys,s
In Troy, the Americans were triumphan, ss.,,.
the mayor By over 3U0 majority, and larpe mr..
ty Of the aldermen. Last year the anti me-.
carried every thing in Troy. Binghanton liz ,s.I
denee of Daniel s. Dickinson, elected the Anss.e
ticket By $50 majority. Oswego has gone f0 tSss
mocrats. Mr.. Croker is elected mayor ~ 49,,
two to one over the republican candidate The H..
lean candidate polled 240 Fotes more than tie ma
1ican.
BALTIMORE, MARcH 14th.--0ficial informa;on l..
been received al Washington of an alliance b,r..
been formed of THE States Of San Salvador Co,t.T
ca, Guatemala and Honduras against gen. W.lksy.
government in icaragua.
It is believed that hostilities hare ALREADY .ar.
menced, and That sqnadrons belonging to Earuves,
governments now in the Atlantic and Pacific IA.
rendered aid to the alliance.
BALTInosE. March 17.-There were sixty lissla
by the confagrasion of the steamboat candea III.
ming between Camden, N. j., and PHILADELPHIA. n
Saturday evening last They were moslT ei,se,s
of those two cifles. and among them were se7.,I
women and children. There were no pronins,,
names on the list Of the lost There were some hur
dred passengers on board.
Albany, MARen l0-The thermometer III shissar
ranged from zero to degrees below zero, this nsa
ing.
BosTos, MARcH 10.-At sunrise this morning. Ii.
In this city stood at zero A. Hhhs
river junction. Vermont, the mercury vas 26 degrees
below zero. ass
PHILADE1rRfA MARCH 10fh-The mercury at ds1.
light this morning, had fallen to zero.
BuFFALo, MAReH 10y esterday and to-day, ws.s
The coolest days Of the season that hare had hers
The thermometer this morning stood at Is degrees
below zero; at Cleveland, it was lodegrees beioa.
BATos RouGE, March l5.-The American rstifts
ion meeting. for the confirmation Of the nomiastisns
Of Millard FILLMORE and Andrew jackson Donelsoa
for president and vice president OF the United Sx
has Just been called together By the firing of en-
non. The hall of the house Of representatives.
filed to OVERLOOKING There is a great gathering i
he people OF the surrounding country to assissia
ha rafif III
meeting, assisted By nineteen vice presidents; q VI
.earce, esq and dcet hite, are secretaries Judga
leistand first addressed the meeting. The greatsss
and harmony prey
ARREST FoR F0EGERIES IN BosToS-Daniei G. Ems
J was arrested, charged with committing forgesies
n Philadelphia, as fullows:-A check on the bsuh
t Pennsylvania 1or $427; check on The Southwark
,ank for $500: check on the Farmers, and Mechsn
6. bank for 1000; and check on the Girafd bani
or Sl,os3 A. about ten years since Emery VI
onvicted and sentenced to ten years imprisonnes
n the state prison for forgeries on several Boslo
rms, but was paraoned after serving two years 9
ne term He was arrested at the Winthrop houss
fhere be has been boarding with his wife and tH
hIldren. He Is about 50 years old
The Dublin Medical Press, referring to the paria
aentarT committee to investigate the aduteration
God and medicine, says:-sOne manufacturer PIT
nces u tons rhubarb per gannum 1t is inferior
be Turkey rhnbaFb, fetching i'd. per pound, Will
turkey lis. Cd. Cod liver oil is immensely adulss'
ted, only per cent. Of genuine cod oil will ansEa
the chemical tests Mustard has 30 per cent, Q
me or chalk as adulteration. Chloroform under
oes decomposition, but il is not much adulteEa.ed
lalnlne is very much adulterated with starch az
aanna.'
disgraceful affray occurred in the ladies' psr.a
the ational hotel, at Washington, on the 9th ms
Mr. Stuart, sof louisville, knocked down Mr.. Ms
an, resident Of Washington, who retaliated
ring pistol at his antagonist. The ball did III
AXE effect, and the interference of bystanders pr
ented further diaieaity. The matter originated
faneied affront.i
DR.. WIN. p. Richardson, Of New Kent county, vs.
haTges the vaccine agent Of the State OF Virgin
nth having furnished genuine vaccine matter !
i'm, in consequence Of which eighty persons. VII
ad been yaceInased in that county with it, are no
lex with the small par, and some of the cases We.
ritieal. The subject is now before the governor.
The South Calblinan learns that the professor
South Carolina college. in view of the various n
aoTs hich are i, circulation. have addressed con
lanieati0n toth president of the board of trustees
sauesting full and rigid inquiry into their cours
i reference to the causes which mar be supposed
ave led to Its present condition.
The Israelites Of Hartford have bought the NEE
ng house. formerly occupied BY the north hapti:
hurch, with the GOD given BY the late Judah o.
0, and have fitted up the edifee and named it. j
onor Of their benefaetor, Touro halI-thus conrer'
ag christian teinple into Jewish synagogue.
he bill 10 establish patrol on the Ohio riyss,
raVent the ESCAPE Of slaves. IN the Kentcck legi
ature, has been Isfsfred toa special committee NJ
1utall advocated the bill He said $I90, 900 wort
t Stare property had escaped from the border eour
les since christmas
The governor Aas made by the advice and wit
onsenl OF the; sssaate. the following appointment
.ouis Hebert. STATE engineer, Re appointed GeoEs
Morse, commissioner 1T swamp land distE.e