The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-04

the Europa ba. on1r, noderate
-. VOC doing in cotton and that the market
, exhibited decline OF l-l6g78d.
saIas f,r the week As 900 bales, of which specula
tors took 5000, and exporters took 3OOo baes.
Middling Orleansis quoted at iI-ton,
The same circular reports that trade at
was dull and that goods and yarns had both de-
clined slightly. ,z,,a. -~r~rrr~-~
F. The British parliament had reassembled:
There is a marked absence OF domestic topics III
the queens speech at the opening o. t'ie
It is represented that foreign affairs are IN sals
factory state. :s.,a.tonoa
New YoRK, Feb 24th-The steamship Indian,
has arrived at Portland She brings four days later
news than we had by the steamship ASIA
The Liverpool cotton market exhibited no new tea-
tnre Quotations were steady and the demand was
fair, Middling Orleans was quoted al Ibid
The political intelligence by this arrival presents
no features Of Importance.
NEW YORK. Feb 2l-The grand jury have found
true bills of indictment against Mrs Cunningham
and Eckel for the murder of doctor Burdell George
Snodgrass has been held to bail in the sum OF s2ooo
I to appear as witness for the prosecution.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.--The senate to-day passed
the bill dividing Texas into two judicial DISTRICTS
In the house, the Submarine Geographic bill was
passed by majority OF twenty-five. The vote on
this bill seems to give general satisfaction.
Mr. Davis handed III from the investigating COM
mttee, special report i'll regard to Mr.. Gilbert &C
conpanied by resolutions for his expulsion. The
report and resolutions created much excitement and
animated debate. ...
The house committee or corruption committee also
reported in favor of expellng from the house in their
reportorial character, Messrs Edwards, Welsh, Mat
teson aud Simonon, the latter being the special re-
porter of the New York Times.
! The consideration of the committees report
deferred until Wednesday next.
1t said that some of the right honorables very
anxious that the affair should be quashed.
WASHINGTON, Feb 20th-In the house. a resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Clingman of North Carolina, was
adopted by decided vote, permitting the four mem
bers implicated in the reports of the corruption ill.,
vestigatng committee to fle and have printed with
said reports, statements explanatory of the charges
adduced against them
A strong sentiment, adverse to the course adopted
by the committee in this matter, has sprung up, and
is becoming very general; and the accused parties
will of course, benefit by it, and the action proposed
by the committee, III consequence, be negatlved.
The tariff bill discussed at great length all
day, to-day, and finally the amendment offered by
Mr. Letcher, rejected, and substitute for the
original bill as it came from the committee of ways
and means, was adopted and sent to the senate
In the senate, this bill ordered to he printed
and some private bills were passed
j. Clancy Jones, it is runored declines taking |
place i'll the cabinet of Mr.. Buchanan preferrng it
is said the post Of leader in the house of represen
tatlves, as chairman of the committee on ways and
means.
The Dallas treaty has failed of ratification in the
senate, and has been laid the table, to be taken up
partially at the after session. succeeding the 4th Of
March.
WASHINGTON, Feb 22nd-The bill establishing a
State government in Minnesota has passed the SEN
ate after being amended by restricting the suffrage
o citizens of the United States,
Little other business of interest was transacted
The house has passed the postal appropriation bill
] he house has settled the of Mr. Whitfield,
he delegate from Kansas, by majority of four in
aSor Of his being entitled to his seat. II
The president has signed the bill increasing the
Jay of the army
Ma. BUcHANAN's CABfSET-Two secretarysbins
xed upon-General Cass is to be secretary of stale
nd Mr. Cobb. of Georg secretary of the treasury
n the Incoming administration This may be con t
ldered as reliable
MOBILE, Feb. 2U-The Mexican war steamer Gu
rero has arrived at this port from Vera Cruz and
rings colonel Butterield, commissioner with an
important treaty the result of negotiations Just con-
laded with Mexico by our minister to that govern t
tent, Mr. Forsyth. Captain Dennison, and doctor n
". Crawford, T. S, army as bearer of dispatches
anne with the commissioner e
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-Wm. Fl. True of Memphis I
nd man named Gilman have sold in this CITY DO a
US drafts OF IN. Brock, of Rochester, on the Corn
xchange Bank, New York, for Sl3 900; also about Il
100000 at Chicago, and other northwestern cities.
hey lett Tor the SOUTH and it has been ascertained
lat they changed boats at Cairo h
BosToN, Feb. II -Developments relating to the
cath OF Mr.. Gardner, postmaster at bingham have z
lg him. Or. jackson, Oh anal wing the stomach of
he deceased, found arsenic sufficient to cause death
II inquest is now being held at bingham Mrs. Ii
ardner Is native of Maine, and forty years old h
LOUISVILLE, Feb. l9-The steamboat New York 4,
1t aground at Vevay, and the hawser breaking in 81
Re effort to pull her off, several Of the crew were sa
ught III the blight OF the hawser, and the bones of it
GIT or ten OF them were badly broken. bl
The Washington (Arkansas) Telegraph saws a it,
ticulty occurred in Bodcau township in this coun- e
on Saturday last, between Mr. VIM. L. Bright the to
nstabie OF that township, and man by the name pc
Goyne and his two sons, IN which one of the lat rio
was dangerously if not MORALLY wounded, by gu
stol shot IN the hands of the former. 1t appears
at Bright had attached property belonging to
e Goynes, who took offence thereat, and the three
acked him while peaceably riding along the road
wards home, firing two shots at him, which, how
En- missed him Bright thereupon drew a revolver
fired, the ball taking effect in the right breast of
2 of his adversares aud came out at his back in
ting dangerous wound Bright acted purely in
f defence.
The steamboat Belfast, captain Church. arrived
t evening from Memphis. From her officers we
IN the following particulars of the collision be-
zen her and the steamboat Humboldt. It'appears
t about o'clock on Saturday morning last, as the
fast coming down the river she came in col
on, at Ozark island, with the Humboldt captain
croft. hence for Nashville, which resulted in the
Il loss of the Humboldt together with twenty of
crew, three of whom were white men, and seven
negroes, and her large and valuable cargo The
nbodt sunk almost Instantly The contents of r.
clerks office were mostly saved, and among than ME-
TX containing 5000 in specie, for the Planters -
k, al Clarksvie, Tennessee. GPcayune. W., n
We see it stated, says the Richmond Wing lat .
or Helss, formerly of the propretors and ed ~
of tAe Washington Union intends starting ia ne
paper at Washington abou. the lst of March to 10y 1
allied 1.-The Evening Times As the major is aSL
ran democrat, it US to learn what this
eft OF his toretokens Is the Times to become =, l,
rival OF the Washington Union-the competitor n,
Id Bucks organ for the favor of the democracy
for the public printing, and for the spoils gen
ly? In short, is the Times to be established for SION
purpose OF making war upon the in coming ac- r.
lstratlon! Who can tell? Il
he legislature of Missouri have adopted an iee'
ndment to the constitution of that State in regard
lie bauas. 1t provides for the incorporation Of Cc
banks wit& capital not to exceed twenty mil IinS
of dollars the foundation of which shall he MOOT
lie. No bank can be chartered upon any Other oPel
s. Heretofore the banking privileges of that nc
have been restricted to the State bank hav;n the
'ltal of five millions of dollars, with branebas cour
lie >tate-and which has, for over nineteen wears ZION
conducted on capital of 81 200 900 ness
tters from Loredo, Webb county Texas d,taa . II
ut, paol in the Nueees Valley, report the Tic
anches out in strong force committing denreda- supe
upon the settlements. Twelve men hal baa, STATE
d in that neiehborhood dnrinlr II Iiau oeeh have
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