The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-18
General Intelligence

connected a Havana Eifh thsoGrspa5..4 = Fans,
wall, and brings ea'es 70 the ooh nj, ron Ass
Ma DaTlG = B-oderick and Vim r ' ~ Cslt, :
been elected Is [. S. senator's. the 1Fia b,
longest period. Both Of the seTa,r.. named S
sengers On the George Lag, DIRECT f9r NJ Eee
Political excitement ran high In d. r59s !
consequent upon The supposed disclosors ~ = an
made UT GSIa to Broderack relative to ~ Rs4s
1t Ii anticipated that there would be n H
expose made at Washington, .t.4:er@t,
/ severe shock from al EARTHQUAKE IT,.
southern part Of California, and 'etas
ings were destroyed by it. The shock 49,. b.G
San Francisco, but 10. severely tel
The accounts received from Sica~apr,. ..,--
are neither later OF more definite Iha e:.1 hat
are republlshiBg the Costa Ricau report. 49,: FsP
Aew York, Of Walker being surrounded ''s'stG
NEW YORK, Feb &.-The steamship A.
Hare, has arrived, with intelligence. 6ca APsa
from Europe, to The 2oth ult- %54 II
Cotton market unchanged. Sales far - G
5000 bales. Stock Gil hand, 50 900 bales '"'fIa !
Political intelligence By this arrival j. on:.
titute OF interest from all parts Of the coat16.
An important treaty has beea concIvda5TA
Russia, and China, By which five DOR. ;sss4
have been opened to the Russians ~4&
NV I 0EK, Feb. 9.-There has been ,,..
freshetin the Hudson river: many Of tho ..sa
Albany ere submerged By the ogerfor;nr.R
banks, and much suffering has been the consss.&4
Railroad travel in that vicinity is susDsr5tii%
many hO-ses and eagtle have been drovvaa~iS
damage done BY this freshes Is estimated J, \
two millions Of dollars. IL
There have been severe fresLets raoranz.-
SchUylklll, Delaware and SasquehanBs Tvs,,2 nj
The lower portion Of the city Of TroT. r. ~.
has been flooded, and many boats have bss ~, ID
awar from their mornings afe
" ESyTTEGTOS Feb II Tho %-=-o Le,,---
il joints@ssion, for the purpose Of counting H.
the electoral colleges for president and rfca r,;
Of the United States. The president OF The - ZIG
sided, announced the state Of the vote. ar55ff&
that Buchanan and Breckenridge were dn1- .5ss4
Whereur0n, Humphrey Marshall. TogrnF: ' aea
err, protested against the reception Of a. s1aA
vote Of the Stat OF Wisconsin, on the errou,S ;@
had not been cast On the day designated hT s@t
excited discussion easned, and the resut w..
senate rttiIE:d TO their chamber, these pr0cee8
ing taken place in the house, and both brsnat&
the day in discussing thequestion vhetb4r
had beet any precedent for the disruption n H.
meeting Of the two houses, convened f,r - II
pose, the c0nstituti0nality efthe proceedings
There Is great excitement existing an z. ~.
but 1t IL thu Judgment of cool heads that
raised are qmbbling and uuimportlt nj, and
Of fact, the question has been settled frtE4siuP
made By the president that Buchanan md Psl
ridge have clear majority, Undergraduate ri
OF Wisconsin, and so are duly elected ~
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2-The house DISCHARGED
Slnontca from custody, and debated the BASIN.
Inent Of the resolutions impeaehing Judge Wat
for the space ften weeks The senate debata3@
Indiana contested election.
WAsaIEG-oy, Feb. 9-Bv decided vote Ybs..
ate has referred the Central American trratv h.
to the committee on foreign relations, which E~
derstood TO be equivalent to It's rejection.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 9.-There has been terribIss,
in the Susquehanna: portions Of the bridges az,
Tisburg have been swept away. and fears are g.
tanned that they will all go entirely; the destrn~,
was great in the towns al along the river.
There have also also been destructive aoods,s
Potomac, the James, and other rivers, the resst
which has been great losses Of property. hi
Delaware, Schuylkil and Hudson, it IS the gg
millions Of property having already been des-ns
by his cause; and some lives have been lost. =
The weather here is war,n the snow has Bsr5
disappeared. Travel is yet interrupted in y,
places. "
LOUISVILLE, Feb. Ga block OF warehouses r,fgs
at $780, 900, and occupied by Aessrs. Gallagha. /.
kinson, Dartley, johnson d Co, and SQmasg Ian.
Of the prominent merchants Of Louisville, hs ben
destroyed by fire. Nothing saved To,2taasa:
mated at S2o5 900, which is covered By lss.s1e.
LOUISVILLE, Feb 'l0th-There is al &0g3gaced
water II The canal and on the tails.
At ST Louis the river had fallen six inches
I he Missouri river " as open TO Weston.
The keokuk steamer Vienna had SUNK
Above Cincinnati the river is rising. IhoA
and the ICE impedes navigation.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 9th.-We have been permit
by friend 10 make the following extract fromsa
ter writt%I by prominent officer In general Wax
army, dated fort Punta Arenas, Jan. Is. 1851:
Il am most ready to start up the San JuanEa
having ONE iron steamer, two cannon and $50 O.
They are good men and eager for a fight, VIII
Will give them soon. You will hear by thea
steamer Of glorious victory having been won. IA
ooAlng hocrly for the arrival Of general Walker
large force, a. he has schooner that can carr77
hundred men, and he will see the necessity ofr
2earlng On the river Immediately. I have justha
hat the enemy was Starving and diving in a n
lo-Eld manner, having no medicine or doctors v
hem They are compelled 10 suhsiSt on plantaz
.eins without meat OF bread, They are to CONF
5reyIown OF 10 lake Nicaragua"
MOBILE. Feb 9--ThTee warehouses of the Sill
'eGs press have been entirely DESTROYED BY fir
heir contents, say from ten 10 fifteen thousand bgs
i cotton, vas also DESTROYED 4 portion Of vhH
nd only portion, was Insured Or partially So
] here was high wind blowing at the time, as
My very small portion Of cotton could gs.i5,v
e saved The Shippers warehouses occapg4 he
attire square, and the adjoining warehouses wet
My saved by the greatest exertIons On the p2r
be hreueH and citizens generally.
The sparks from the main tire falling on them
On, and the water used to quench il. done m2.s4
amage 10 all the exposed cotton in the vicinity Il
-lgIn Of the fire IS as vet unknown. The los =
OF fall short Of seven hundred thousand dollars
elearn from major Blanche, chief enginez
he Southern Pacific railroad, that for the r9st 81
le force Oh the road has increased to between ssr
nd eight hundred hands. The ten miles will
9mpleted by the 10Th and all OF the cross ties fa
l>hed- This places the matter beyond cavI Tt
'ad, we learn, is thoroughly graded, and will be
le closest criticism. The stockholders will Dol
ay up promptly, and push the work ahead II
lterprise, 1t would seem, is no longer one of mos
llne but reality. We rejoice to think SO.
Texas Republe1
Three of the Bedouin Arabs who came to The u
18th the last government importation Of cameIsc
ed no little excitement yesterday, when passi4
own Common street, in company with their DE
reter They were dressed IN their national o.
sme, and what with their brown Fisages and s,s2::
DpearaEce, II Is no matter OF wonder that while bg
ere interested observers themselves. they becas:
! turn objects Of interest to others. One VS.
Dung, stalwart looking fellow, about eighteen Ysn
age, and the others appeared 10 have been dri
led with the suns OF at least thirty five sumus
understand that they are now in this ciTe
'ute Tor their native land. LPcsr.o'
The Ocean telegraph bill will probably haysau
hard tune OF 1t in the house, and even should
ass that body, it is believed the president willc4
IS veto upon 1t. AL things considered, it is DoG
lterprlse that calls for the material aid OF oarg
nment, torlt is not only an almost exclusive fore
TAR, but It's managers on this side Of the wasrs'
ming to make 1t another Halifax monopoly! Ih
ea OF such a concern asking the United S:ate
overnmen to put it its feet and keep il there
lie most preposterous that can be imagined and
lould it do 50 it will be a swindle upon the enaS
merican public.
There is a case now pending in the superior co9N
Us the Boston Times, in which the plaintiff, b.
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