The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-28
General Intelligence.

| On motion OF senator Munday, Judge Sto,,:
the oath, and entered upon his duties as Sun
, A committee was appointed to wait unoaa
ernor to know if he had any communicate
to the legislature. Vi
t The governor replied BY sending his pr;,,.
tary with message, recapitulating pas, as NV !
ferring to the probable future, and calm. et
; good citizens to sustain the constitutes uh
Union. s@
The democrats are now in caucus for r..
of selecting the executive officers of the les;.F IN
The probability at present, is that the 1Iss&
Benjamin will be continued in the U. s. san r,a
JAN. 20.-ln the senate, to-day, several;,'e
bills were introduced and referred; among th
by Mr. ST. Paul, repeating the law againSss s4ea
weapons; Mr. Hyams' bill to prevent the a seae
ton of slaves; and Mr.. SHINES bill to s snat
j law against the sale of lottery tickets. sps
In the house, Mr.. w. H. Levy, of Natchito,,
elected reporter, after considerable debate aa's
ton to abolish the office. WI
Mr.. Wright gave notice of a resolution to,.
committee of nine to investigate riots and ~
in New Orleans. s5 r.. e.. u0
All the old officers of the house were reao,,
BATON ROUGE, Jan. 22-In the senate INV
ing, Mr.. Paul introduced bill vacating. on,
Of April next, the offices Of notares in New n.14
and authorising the governor to appoint sixtvoSS
Mr.. st. Paul ass gned, as reason in sunno. w
measure, the bad way in which the publrcs ~
are kept. s~....s ......... %
The bill was referred to the committee o, &
/ dietary
| Mr. St. Paul also introduced bill reno,;.
the constables of the Justices courts in NewnT
| and giving the governor power to appointso,tS
Referred to the committee on the judiciary, '''S
Mr.. st. Paul also introduced a bill to ero.,
registry law over the City of Jefferson and Gs.s
.HoUsE-Resolutions complimentary to ser.s
T. Benjamin We're brought up by Patton, Of w.
ion, and caused avery long debate. They ve,s~
the order OF the day for Wednesday next ,~
A resolution was adopted instructipp onr ,o,.
tatlves IN congress to oppose the abolition ofib,
ties on sugar.
New YORK, Jan. l5.-The steamship Eueu
Havre, has arrived with one days later intels,r,
The English news is of no interest
Louis Napoleon has made propositions to thes
diet for the arrangement of the difficulties hs
Switzerland and Prussia
The enthusiasm was increasing on all sa,
Switzerland The whole Swiss union had,ors.
ed for the military defence of the national T.
tory.
The conference was to assemble in Paris IN,
days: The French papers were filled with an
relating to it.
1t was believed that the differences betweeps
zerland and Prussia would be amicablv am
without bloodshed ''1
New YoRK, Jan. l9th.-The Cunard steam
America, which left Liverpool on Saturday, h
INST, has arrived at Halifax, on her way to b.
Cotton had advanced I'D during the wees
was unchanged since Tuesday, the 3Oth ult.
The sales of cotton for two days amountedtOg
$4,000 bales, of which spectators and expc
took ID, 900. Fair Orleans is quoted at IL.
sales on Saturday, Sd, amounted to 10 0006d
The market closed firm.
The Paris conference had re-assembled and
favorably.
The Pruss-Swiss difficulty was in statu Gun
The U. S. ship Portsmouth had DESTROYED II
nese fort, in consequence of an insult to our fa
The report that Canton was bombarded b
English and the forts were taken is confirmed
New YoRK, Jan. 19.-The weather here is len
old, East river is frozen over. Twenty thOu
people crossed the East river ON the ice TO-DAY
owards the close five hundred persons naroFL
aped being drowned by the breaking of the iss
There is dreadful suffering among the poOrp
lty and vicinity. In consequence of the severn
he weather, the running of all the railroad trains
'een suspended. Every city north of Washig
las had terrible snow storms during yesterday'
now falling to the depth of two feet, and drifuug
'laces from six to ten feet, seriously impediDg
ailroads and stopping the trains.
WASHINGTON January l5th.-The United Ss
enate to-day has killed the bill to settle the
cunts of revolutionary officers and soldiers. \
Investigating committee is eliciting startling
losures of corruption.
The Legislature of Delaware has elected jana
'ayard and M. W. Bates U. S. senators.
1he democrats in the Pennsylvania legis.n
hreaten to contest the election of general Sim
ameon as U. S. senator, declaring it illegal
The case of John Bell v. c. c. Hearne and uhg
ON Louisiana, was argued in the supreme conn
W days since by Baxter and johnson for the Ia
rs IN error, and by Lawrence and Tayler for thst
ndants. The case involves the title to trac
Fe hundred acres of land near Shreveport, andt
'lnclpal points at issue the power of the fed
government to cancel patent after it has Oh
assed the great seal
We learn, from dispatch, that Zachariah Chm
+ GrepuoLcan) has been elected Z. S. senatorb yt
lchlgan Legislature to succeed general Cass. vbs
rfE expires on the 4th of March next,
BALTIMORE, Jan. l9.-There is tremeudoussrr
orm here, Philadelphia, Washington, Rch.Cy
ID III all directions, The snow averages tV-I
ches IN depth, but is drifed in some placesp
pth OF twenty feet. Railroad trains and all OH
hds OF conveyance are wholly suspended. d
nded - J.
WILMINGTON, IN. C. Jan .22-The severe cold vest
ana snow has prevented US from receiving anvil
II ume' there IS certainty of losing mails byt
tlon for four DAYS.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. l4.-The legislature of Nilsson
elected governor Polk U. S. senator for the ten
SIX years from the 4th of March next, to succe
latof Geyer, whose term will then expire.
IAN. ut is intensely cold here to day. Tbes
very heavy in the river, which is expected togoT
l IS falling. The thermometer stood fourteend
ses below zero yesterday, and four degrees abr
n. LOUIS. January a1.-The river was compleg
'eu TINS afternoon by gorge, which extends
way across the river, and the weather is extreu
old
CINCINNATI, Jan. 18th 1.-The thermometer was
,rees below zeroin this city this morning.
EMPHIs, Jan. 20.-We have a severe snow stu
ms place, and the weather is intensely cold.
DISTRICT CoURT.-Judge d. Augustin-Robert
non vs.. the Nicaragua government This Is
; oy the plaintiff against the defendant forh
OF S139o, being the amount of due bills held
l. signed by president VIM. Walker, and comps
We 1or his services as second lieutenant in theM
aqua army. A writ of attachment has been ssua
property at present in New Orleans. belongng
hat government, seized by the sheriff. A simiL
ton was filed a few days ago bv P. F Mancoe
s6OOO, and writ of attachment issued Pei
$ OF intervention in both cases were filed byP
lie, esq, through his attorney, setting forth ths
sherlft, IN executing the writs of attachmet
cd boxes of merchandise on board the steamshg
as, winch We're consigned to him (P. Soule) at
not belong to the Nicaraguan government, No
ne plaintiffs, and claiming right to their pa
on 1t was accordingly ordered by the com
tne property be given into the keeping of them
,t on his giving security as the law drecu
~" '"ses' True Delta.
ne inaugural ceremonies connected with indus
governor Polk, of Missouri, into office, were d.
more than half an hour in consequence
oelng no bible at the statehouse, and not
IN the vicinity. One was iually obtaiaeds
is rumored that Mr.. Barclay, the British consl
wv York, who was removed by our government
De again appointed to the same office.