The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-08
Mrrnr,rr r. BRowssyILIr, Texas


Sioux OF MURDERER AT BROWNSVILLE, IExAs--
% Prsn,nsyille Flag of the Sd ult., says person
lhst ,,ame of w r. Allen arrived In our town 10,
nv and after having stabbed his horse proceeded
an,omre if an American citizen could i've IN sae
an the Mexican side of the river. ms, WlIhhis
endeavors to sell his American horse altIae'ed
hass attention of our sheriff. who had received ahd-
n aI describing man Of exactly his descrlptioh;-
OH ,iien was arrested aud on being questioned oid
AtIJ anv his name but requested PERMISSION to oo-
a ain counsel ltwas granted, put Miei " u
iser his arms, he deliberately drew pisioi ana
nIacinp IL ON his temple blew his brains out. ms
no9ad in iudge Bigelows office. It seems that
GPfpad Murdered man named Elmer 5. Hamilton,
" " rIaiborne parish Louisiana, on the 18th July,
and seeing himself arrested us1 as hewaI ahoaI of
e,icide TO awaiting the action Of the law we may
add that Mr. Lee, the daguerreotyplst obtained
CORRECT likeness Of the deceased previous to burial
S;ch we understand it is the intention OF sherln
Martin forward to the scene OF the nufdef IL LOU
fiRr.T FIRE IN MAcoY-A little before aybreak,
~ Monday the 22d ult, our citizens were aroused
bv the ringing of alarm bells and the cry OF hre Inc
cause of the fire is not known, but 1T was hfst as
covered. we believe, on the premises OF Mr.. b. H.
Brown on Mulberry street, opposite the Lanier hotel
which being built mostly of wood burnt very rapid
lv notwithstanding the remen and others we're very
promptly on the ground and used every exertioh 70
stop the progress of the flames they were Dol nnai-
Except two) on the east side Of the square, bounded
bv Mulberry and Cherry, and First and Second
they also crossed the alley and consumed
several houses on the west side OF the square, APP
preaching our office as to render it II immi
nent danger.
The following is list of the houses destroyed,
some Of which were owned by their occupants, and
others by different persons: DR.. E. 1. Strokeckr's
drug store; Pugh's daguerreotype gallery; Clark q
Persons provision store Gary's book store; John L.
a lotI Ctafl iGbr MT A. Ga'S
hat store; Hernandezs cigar shop; Peter Jauget-
ters tailoring establishment; Bard's merchant tai
or's store; NJ. D. Barnes jewelry store; c. A. Ell
lis provision store; Washington hall building; Mr..
Boardman's bookstore; Goodman's dry goods store;
Mrs. Audouin's millinery; agency Of Marine bank
of Savannah; agency of Mechanics bank of Angus
ia; offices of doctors Battle Pye and Matauer John
Ruherfords law Office, and several other small ten
ements. #N44 a.4sz #M #@4 Ss@ @@ aa@
Most of these houses were partly insured. We have
not yetfascertaned the entire loss. Some of the
cupants sustained heavy losses in goods, and suf-
fered more or less damage and inconvenience from
moving, etc This Of the largest and most de-
srnctiye confagratiuns that Macon has been visited
with for many years. Macon Telegraph.
The Vcksbufg Wing of the 25th ultimo, says, we
regret to learn that the steam n-house and saw
mill Of H. s. Eustis, esq OF Natchez, was destroyed
by fire on Sunday morning last, at clock Mr. Eu-
sits plantation is situated in Issaquena county, fiji
ty miles above this city At the time of the disas-
ter there "a 600 pounds of cotton in the house
The loss is estimated at SO 900, which there
insurance of s5,000 in the London and Liver
pool insurance company. The fire is supposed to be
the work of incendiary, but nothing has yet been
developed to discover the perpetrator = @4 44sa
The Dayton (Ohio) Gazette details very remark
able instance Of monomana which has Just been ter
minated in that city, in the of rev. Jashua Up
SON. a Universalist clergyman, who died some time
since, He has lived in almost skeleton condition.
abstaining from nourlshmept for fifteen, twenty and
even thirty days in succession. He has maintained
and believed that he did this under the direction Of
"the spirits" ~ go s-l-5r s-ssz ~
One of the greatest dandies in Paris now is a N ew
Orleans negro; he may be seen daily at the chateau
des Fleurs and Mabiile. OF on the Boulevard des
Italens tricked outin bright blue coat with brass
buttons, flaming wastcoat, pied pantaoons, patent
leather boots and great deal of iewelry and evil
IDENTIFY enjoying the stares he excites He Is said to
have been cab driver in New Orleans and to have
inherited his fortune from the Havana lottery
company of Americans are building two new
steamers to run upon the rivers Of China at first by
way of experiment and then to select that river for
their future course which proves the most profitable
to them. .5.s.- =nsM&.= Eaa
The Louisville Journa says the land sales BY the
Illinois Central railroad company, the first week in
September, reached the extraordinary total Of one
hundred and ninety thousand dollars, and the aver
age per acre SIG AZ. 4s
The Albany Times states that pistol has been
invented in that city which will fire ninety times in
minute, carrying bali forty yards farther than
any pistol in use and that it is also much light
err and in every respect superior to Colts celebrated
pistols. .=gz
consignees of Merchandise per Steamboats,.