The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-04
|I663O 6c 1896 II
lrfrrreo Stems.

f. Nebraelsa Ci1v, Two yenr@ ago wild waste
where hi ght made hldeous by tlle dismal howl
of he wolf, and The ludian lodge might occasionally
be seen doting the untrodden grass OF the praircs
On two DAYS recently the sales of lots by The orga
nzed Town proprieiors amounted TO $lO,OOo. Sc
says the Council Bluff Bugle. One year ago The
town of Clinton, i'll Iowa, on the MISSISSIPPI, was
not known on any map of Iowa To-day it contains
population of 1000 souls, and has three hotels
seven dry goods stores, three grocery siores lWC
hardware, furniture, cloihlng, one boot and
shoe store, one bank, (aud another organizAg) one
church, one warehouse, two DOCTORS Offices, foul
LAWYERS offices, one brickyard Two lime kilns two
saw mills, one lumbclyard, aud Two stone quarres
There are over hundred buildings that have been
erected during the past nine months, and in every
direction that the eye turns the frames OF other edi-
fees may be seen rising.
A letter from Vienna in the Bourse Gazette, states
that the emperor Of Austria, in consequence of the
representations of his protestant subjects in refer
cnce to the arbitrary measures TO which they have
been subjected since the conclusion OF The concordat
especially in matters concerning protestant burlals
has recommended the munici pal and police authori-
ties 10 oppose every measure calculated to wound The
feelings Of the proestans. in his circular he states
that every Subject Of The emperor esoys the right of
protection ia his rel gous belief after death as we'll
as during life, aud that obstacle is TO be placed IN
the way Of rel ous ceremonies authorized by The
laws.
A process has been devised by Mcssrs Tburgar
of The Albion mills Norwich, says an English pa
per- for driving eggs, Thai they will keep good Tor
any lcng,h of time. This is effected by evapora on
The yolk and white of The egg exposed oa slow
heat aud the moisture is lhus d,iven off. The whole
is then reduced TO powder aud packed up i'll tin.
The material is not necessarily kept alr-tl9hi ,obut
may be freely exposed 10 sthe aiF.. The powder is
used in the ordinary way as eggs are, being mixed
with little water, and is thas an excellent subs! /
TUE for milk on long voyages besides capable OF
being used for all cooking purposes IN the same way
as the fresh egg. The powder will keep any length
Of time wiihout fear of deterioration.
In his recent speech TO the nobility of Moscow
the alluded TO the report which had been spread
of his Intending TO emancipate the sers, and said
that, that change which could by no means
be effected in hurry. The present state of things
however was one that could NOT last. 1t would
therefore be very agreeable to him If the nobility
itself would take lnjo mature delloeratIon III what
way change could be gradually prepared for; and
any propositions they mi ght make on The SUBJECT
would always be welcome 10 him.
1t appears that the Prussian government has taken
Steps 10 form naval station this continent, with
The ostensble object Of protecting the Germans who
yearly emf CRATE across the Atlantic. The cabinet OF
Vienna has decided upon following the example and
squadron of three ships OF war Is aboubto be equip
ned at Trieste TO be sent the American Rus
sia also has it in contemplation TO form naval sta
tiOn our coast.
The imperial horticultural society OF Paris has
lust received communication IRON Nj. Iessler, one
of its members, stating hat me aminohcal waters OF
cas-. have the properly of destroying the insects
Which commit such rayages on The fruit trees. 1his
ammoncal water is mixed with thrce-fourt his its
onanfiiv Of common water, and is then sprinkled
over The leaves and branches OF the trees. A small
trenc, s dnu ronnd each tree TO receive The ater
Which falls and this kills The destructive insects
which harbor abouAthe roots of frnittrees. g..
A natent has been granted t. F. Lahaticus, of vi
emma Austria for an Improvement IN converting pig
iron into steel The operation, consists in mixing
with the iron 90 per cent. OF pulversed sParry ore,
and Der cent Of freclay, placed IN cruclbles, and
subjected TO heatin steel blast furnace. by thus
subiectng The iron in presence OF the sParry ore 10
a n,eliinS heat. the desired decabonisaton Of the
Mo iron frst melted and thrown into cold wafer,
Which reduces il TO granuous state, presenting the
greatest amount Of surface: :. ...,
During the wichcraft times the English burned
abont so 0e0 women generally poor retired females
who had no man to defend them The victims were
bound baud and fooS, aud thrown ino deep water.
If they fioated that was evidence Of guilty magl-
cal power. and they were taken out and burned at
the Sake, while the 'srigidy righteous sang psalms
If the accused sank and Were drownea-that was
evidence thattheY were lnhoeeht, ana IL was Pi'y
they were drowned. rsa5#eaaaesszs .sE #zz# -stf1a
The Journal of Commerce gives list Of improve
ments in progress or about TO be commenced IN eW
York. which will involve expenditure OF about
four million of dollars and this, not much in en-
larging as decorating the city. The journal, ex-
presses the fear that this great expenditure Will tres
pass upon the active business capital OF the city and
cause other cities to profit BY the extravaganza oi
New York. $50 .-s ~ @ss-@- z
John Allen, of Hardinsburgs Kentucky, was sap-
pointed clerk of the circuit court and county court OF
Breckenridge county in the year lsO0 and has filled
both Offices to the present tinea period ct % years