The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-06
General Intsl1ire,,

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ship burned to the waters edge. The w. ~, -
another cotton ship burnt below he low d,
New YORK, april 27.-He Learn froa t 9:sts y =
pool papers brought by the steamship - 1e Z
The ship Ellen Oliver, from New C.Ifa.A Ensrsa Z
pool, grounded Oh the Skerries. drrirrs s 10 ID
4th instant, and that she was subseo.Sll leg D.
having fifteen feet Of water in her boIa ivy a.
Liverpool, whera she is discharging aug III :
The New York cotton market is d,igl.
cIined he. The market closed heavr H8 h
NEW logE, april 25th.-The bari Co.. +;
Mobile for Boston, was abandoned at 500 s'-ss
instant. The captain and crew have arr oa 5*a
NEW TorK, april 24-The ssean-sBi,
from Liverpool On the afternoon Of the HI les1
arrived at Halifax last night at lale bon. la
for Boston.
LIVERPOOL, april 1.-The sales Of co...
week foot up 10000 bales, of which opir t5o b.
were taken by spectators, and 1850 iaH -,'s
portation. ~:
The whole stock IN port amounts to $40 eo,
Of which 362 900 bales are American. '''' d
During the week Orleans has declined Il.
the quotations for inferior qualities are bs,ss. n
tanned.
The market closed quiet Orlean. fair i.
at SID; Orleans middliBg 754d. Fl
The money market il more stringent
The elections in the united kingdom v.....
ulace. aud 80 far as heard from, tie resn. q
toritv of cases, was favorable to the Palma ny
lstry.
The estimates Of the strength Of The mini.
the new house Of commons varied 50 wi3si-s q
appeared that nothing short Of an actual di;..S
a test question could settle the point <
The Austrian and Sandman difficulty i,pa
adjusted.
SEw YoRE, april PA large periodical a.,
publishing house in Broadway, failed to-5s r'-e
Only moderate business is doing in eo.,:.
news by the America has unsettled the usrs,1.'
BosToS, April 24-Twenty-eigh rero,,s
the custom house il this city have a.gss;&
made.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The hon. u. R4,
of Illinois, has declined the goVernorshipd
ka territory.
WASHINGTON, april 27.-Colonel Ben. Nses
has declined the governorshiP Of Utah
WASHINGTON, April 25.-1he government
duced the annual payment to the Panams NJ
company for the transportation Of the Gil
mails $1,000
The secretary Of the navy is busily ep,,.,
completing the arrangements for iuereasingss,~.
force in the Caribbean seas
WASHINGTON, April 24-Five hundred Lsay
citing appointments under the governlnsrs
celFed here weekly.
RICHMOND, Va, April 29th.-A fire occurg,
yesterday, destroying a whole block. Mesns
den, Mitchell and Lynch, are the heaviestls~
Buffalo, April 25.-The panic in Mines
subsidized.
The superintendent of Indian affairs anBoa
letters to the papers Of the territory, that As
ment Of money due the Indians will settle j
troubles, and that the force detailed for then,
ton Of life and property will not be needed.
LOUISVILLE, April 27-We learn that e5r
has occurred between the steamboats, Rainbor,
Julia Dean, in consequence of which the late,e
Five Of her crew and one Of her passenger, itna
were drowned.
LOUISVILLE, april 27-The river at this pair,
fallen sin inches.
Charles Fosburg, the collector of the CiB,4z
and Louisville mail boat company has abs.
With two thousand dollars.
ST. LOUIS, April 27.-A fight has taken playu
Manketo, between the volunteers and the Indj.,
which twelve Of the latter were killed. NoEedt
volunteers were killed.
MEMPHIS, April 27.-Thomas B. Carroll, nsvr,
this city, died Yesterday. The funeral DrOcesss
was the most imposing ever seen in Memphis. I'll
freemasons, the military, the freme1 and the socie
ties generally turned out III full force.
NEW ORLEANS, april 26.-The steamship Emp
City has crossed the bar, and viii be at The WIZ
IN the morning.
The Empire City brings California dates to thsG
instant, inclusive. The J. L. Stephens brought
from San Francisco about 81 500, 900 in treasure
SIC passengers.
FL senator Foote has written letter aVOE1g.
return TO the democratic party.
The Pacific Express company IN California
failed. lis liabilities are heavy-assets uRknoH
Business was dull.
NICARAGUA AFFAIRs.-The adFices br0ughttF.
Empire City confirm the previous report d Il
ridges retreat from Castillo, and his determine
to return to Punta Arenas, and Join " aIker Nah
anna He came down the river on the I'd Of 4-
the steamer Scott bursting her boiler. killing s7
his men.
He arrived al Punta Arenas on the Rescue, at
9Th, and found the Tennessee in port, but shezt
Immediately, taking oRly few Of the SICK
sealed TheremaInder, over 300 men, were take
Aspiuwal On the l4th, by the British war vss
Tartar and Cossack. Seventy Of these, lnCl14
generals Wheat and Hornsby, have gone ton. u
on the Illinois. One hundred and three ebfG!
10 Havana by the Granada, and are now conla!
on the Empire. The remaining force, Of nearly:
men, will be brought to Key West or the BalH
the British corvette Tartar.
Captain G. NorvaI Walker, a brother to the gass
died on the Empire City yesterday, on his va!
New Orleans.
On the 18th of April one hundred Costa F4'
descended the San Juan river and took possessI@S
Punta Arenas. They also seized the Rescue, El
was anchored in the harbor, with S. $40 T@t
and SIX pieces OF cannon.
The j. l.. Stephens brings no further lnteAs'
from general v aIker, but private dispatches REQ
I'd at AsPinwaI and Greytown represent his I
ion at Rlvas as utterly lmpregnable, and tba
las plenty OF provisions. and IS likely 10 hold
'or some months.
The transit route from San Juan del Sur to B
IS reported open.
The same dispatch confirms the report Of thu
les OF the 10th, In which eight hundred of the
ny were killed and wounded TWAS supposed
general alker Would be again attacked Oh the
If April.
/. Z. Morse, esq, United States commissions
New Granada, having been unable TO come to-
satisfactory arrangement with that government
'eIatloa to the Panama massacre, returns
senger on the Empire City.
The new British superintendent, Mr.. Seymour
= Val a. 49, 4-CNASA4SAA'S
he Bay islands, which causes much excitement
honduras, as indicating that England doesaSfs
J intend TO cede the colony to Honduras. -
1t is rumored that The Guatamalian army N III
ragua had met with disastrous defeat
he same advlces bring rumor that the o21
San Salvador had broken off with the allies QUO
Jared in favor OF Walker.
OxNARD.-We learn by the arrival of the Caha'
i New Orleans, from Havana, that the abscolI
'ew Orleans broker, On his arrival in that city
politely invited to visit the captain general Ga
hS So, hey was very unceremoniousIy dlvestea o.
us lIIsotten money tabout SO, 000) and advise
cave the island, together with his lady-loFe aDa
Ter poodle dogs, This prompt conduct Of thss
viii prevent in future swindsrS max
heir way to Cuba fer safety. !,
The Maryland penitentiary was partially w
N the night of the 23d ult.
J. G. Montgomery, member Of congress G.
lied at DanviI4e Pa, on the 24th ult, from %
ase contracted at the National hotel, Washins2
The New Orleans Picayune of the 25th ult,s =
he hon. Miles Taylor, whom the telegraph kiLe'
Baltimore on the 25th, is walking about New