The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-18
General Intelligence.

ia, " a,ker's party had forced lher way up W..
,Iuan river to the lake with tfihng loss; anI
iderable arms ammunition and provisions anu
a..a;niaa nossession Of the steamer j " Scout.
nn,hino new or interesting from the lsth
Accounts from Peru represent that the re'oiu'io''
ary party was successful. T II uorce
r. s. special commissioner had received nauering
personal reception; but the government OF We" via
NADIA showed strong indispositlon TO nego1'ate la
yorably on the subjects embraced ~ his nssioh.n
They labor earnestly to impose on the az
the Flame Of the Panama riots
WASHINGTON March 1.-THE president has mace ga
the following appointments for New orleans 20,
ector Of customs, r. H. Hatch naval officer, Joseph
Genois, (reappointedD surveyor, II. W. Adams, tte
annonted % So perintendent new customhouse a. u
penn freanpoipted:) postmaster Vaudeville Marig-
nv: e. S. marshal, Jos NJ. Kennedy, lreaPPoihtea3
district attorney W. King; general appraiser, ".
P. Reyburn; assistants, FL Mcconnell and Leech;
treasurer of the mint, A. J. Guirot.
The president has appointed his nephew James
Buchanan Henry, of Philadelphia, to be his private
secretary.
ed by congress- have been the overland mall 10 Gan
fornia and the payment OF the Texas naval oilcers
for five years services. That portion granting one
years extra pay was dropped. The sum OF one mil,
lion of dollars was appropriated for the purpose OF
building five steam sloops OF war.
WASHINGTON, March 10-The judiciary committee
have decided to near
election cases. and further admit Mr. Cameron to
seat. sz,a-s
Ex-president Pierce has gone on visiting tour to
Virginia.
The senate will probably adjourn on Saturday next
No removals have as yet been made in Washing
ton The South Carolina delegation, with the excep-
ton of Mr. Orr, opposed to rotation in Office.
Combinations made yesterday, of the nomina-
tons of Samuel Treatt, judge of the United States
court of the eastern district Of Mississippi of Thos
iudra ofth a IrnitaI States RI of the
western district of Texas Richard B. Hubbard in the
EASTERN and NJ M Parsons in the western districts of
Texas, United States attorneys. James L. Jones,
United States marshal for the western district of
Missouri
Both judges Mclean and Curtis have given their
opinion the Missouri compromise, and each believe
it to be constitutional.
MARCH lit is understood thing here that the
government officers will be changed the expiration
of their commissions This reported resolution of the
cabinet will make entire change in the foreign min
listers and consuls
New YoRK, March 6.-The Cunard steamship Per-
STA, which left Liverpool Saturday the 2Ist Feb,
has arrived at this port She brings three DAYS later
news than we had by the steamship Atlantic
Only moderate business doing in cotton and
the market had declined nd
1t is rumored that the government. has received dis
patches announcing the destruction of Canton bv the
British fleet
New York, March 10th.-The French mail steam
ship Emeu, has arrived bringing one DAYS later in
elligence than the Persia she having left Havre on
the 22d ult She brings nothing the shape of polit
cal news Her commercial news shows a slight ad
in cotton New Orleans tres ordinaire Is held
at / francs.
LOUISVILLE, March 9-The river remains unchan
ged The thermometer to-day, stands at 90 degrees
above zero.
KASsAs-Sr LOUIS, Feb. 2sth-The legislative
council condemns the outrage governor Geary, by
resolution, while the house fully sustains Sherrod
A law has passed both branches TO punish rebellion
with death. All resistance territorial law or au-
thority is declared rebellion.
The bill repeating the test oaths which passed
through the council, has been almost unanimously de-
eated in the house Governor Geary fears assassina
on and sent yesterday for the troops Tecumseh for
his protection. detachment of dragons have gone
to arrest captain Walker.
The Legislature has passed terri oria election law
based on the census which provided for the constitu
uonal convention. Only those who may be in the
territory IN April and whose shall be register
ed are 70 vote at the next October election.
LYNcHBURG. (Va) Feb 28-Nr. G. W G. Brown, @
gentleman of high standing cashier of the branch of
the North Western bank at Tazewell courthouse has
abscended, and is supposed to be defaulter but to
what amount is not known The people here who
knew him well, he used to live here are utterly
astonlshed. He was also minister of the gospel |
and held forth here short time ago in most pa
thetc strains, and showed the house of Israel their
sins, but concealed his own under that damnable
garb vulgarly called "sheep's clothing
MOBILE, March "A duti citiHe on mere De
tween two gentlemen from New Orleans, J. B. Breck-
enridge of the Louisiana Courier, and j. O. Nixon of
the n O. Crescent. They fought with pistols at the
second fire Mr.. Breckenridge fell, badly wounded in
both thighs The ball inflicted but flesh wound in
the right thigh but the left thigh bone is broken The
wounds received by Mr. Breckenridge not consid-
cred as dangerous Mr.. Nixon escaped unhurt
BATON RoUGE, March 9.-Senate-In the senate the
lct appropriating and providing fourteen thousand
dollars to pay for the printing and binding of the re-
7ised statutes passed. II
House-In the house bill incorporating the Star
Mutual insurance company, was passed; also bill
State Normal school in the parish of
st. Landry The house penitentiary bill likely to
'e the subject of further Legislation. 1t seems that
correct copy of the bill it passed the senate was
sent the house After the house had made its
amendments and sent back the bill to the senate. that
'ody passed resolution informing the house of the
rror motion IN the house to suspend the rules in
rider to make correction was lost BY vote of 80 to
~ An act to improve the Red River falls at Aexan-
rla was passed. An act appropriating $4,000 for {
he repairs of the Medical College of Louisiana was
assed An act for the relief of the Mechanics soci
ty, reported on favoraby by the finance commit
ee; also, act relative to the Citizens bank. '
We learn from Washington, SAYS the New York +
INES that general impression has been left there
the result OF the CATION that the eorruptons
congress have been only half exposed by the COM
llttee, and that much remains concealed 1t is i'm
osslbe to doubt in view of the facts that there has
zen an immense amount of venalitv in that body
nd that the charges of the press perfectly true and
asst. The testimony given before the committee in
everal instances, indicates suppression of truth
Thich is very nearly equivalent to false swearing II
greatly to be desired that still more complete and
earchlng inquiry into these matters should be made
lNFAMoUs.-A letter from PHILADELPHIA recently
lenoned that several families in that CITY had been
1ade sick by eating pork, and the significant INQUIRY
as made "has the hog cholera any thing to do with
1isr' We find the following caution in the India
apolis journal: gentleman called at our office on
tuesday, evening, to say that he had been informed bv
esse L. Matlock, of Hendricks county, that 5OOhee
'eh had died of the hogcholera in that county had
cen brought to Indianapolis that some of those who =
rought them had informed him that thew pronosaJ !,
elling some of the hams, the lard from other portions
nd had the meat of other portions made into booona
ausages; that one individual who had lost FIVE bnr
them to keep his other hogs from them. and after
ards brought them to this city :
Postmaster general Campbell, in recent renort. :,
ates that the number of letters uncaled for or daaS
probably three millions, and it would seem ahsoN {
lte proper that some measures should he adontsa
the department to insure the delivery of these mis-
YES with greater certainty One hundred and TWEEN
thousand dollars accrue to the postofiee w;than+
neir performance of their duty of DELIVERING letter.
his matter has already been brought to the notice
the officials of the department and nrohably the
cstmaster general Of the incoming administration