The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-22
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early received and have always entertained,
through wears now not few, of the presidents
personal character and disposition, together
with the liberalising influence of his long ex-
perience in the civil service of the government,
we had hoped, and even ventured to express
the hope, that in the accession OF lnd-hearted
Mr.. Buchanan to the presidency, the country
was to witness, If not an entire return OF thst
era Of good feeling which, forty years ago,
marked the advent of the last of the stock OF
revolutionary presidents, at leastit was to wit
ness no recurrence of that petty prescription
of humble clerks and servants in the govern
ment bureaus which marked the reign OF ter
ror." We learn, however, with sincere regret,
that this small game has been started anew.
though not, we are confident, with the presl-
dents priyity or sanction. A case came to our
knowledge yesterday of the summary dlsmls-
sal of gentleman who, though only clerk,
could challenge comparisonln IN all that enno-
bles man with any member Of the govern
ment, and whose only fault, if that may be
called one, consists in being decided whlg.
We have no sympathy for the officers dismiss
ed for cause; it is the duty of those entrusted
with the superintendent Of the public service
to displace unworthy servants; but here is the
case of man not only whose life, private and
official is irreproachable, but whow wore asword
in defence Of bis country before those who now
contumeiously deprive him Of his bread were
t born. Such case we cannot suppose to bea
5 solitary one. Nat Intel. e.
Wonder if the wings that supported Buch-
/ anan won't feel highly complimented with this
/ return of gratitude and confidence from the
powers that be, for their patriotic and dlsln-
terested labors? They ought to congratulate
themselves upon the distinguished position they
b occupy in the confidence OF the administration,
a and to felicitate themselves upon the opportu-
r nitv which is presented TO them of supporting
:, democratic administration.
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: IMPORTANT DEoIsIoN.-The commissioner OF
l. the general land office. says the Washington
! Union, recently received letter from the reg
~ ister of south western land Office, asking in
i formation in relation to preemptions on lands
! Withdrawn from market for railroad purposes,
y in view of the provisions of the act Of June 3,
r. 1856 In reply, the commissioner has decided
al as follows:
:, 1st. That where the settlement was made
=. with good faith before the passage Of the law,
p and all the requirements of the act of 184l,
~ =. have been met by the party claiming he was
~ entitled to file, subsequently to passage OF the
w.
- as well on the odd numbered sections as on the
# even.
~ ~ 2nd. That by the act of 3rd of March, 1853,
~ ~ (chapter 1887 settlements with a view to pre-
ar emption are authorised upon the alternate re-
!. ~ served sections at any time after withdrawal
"A and prior to the final allotment by the general
70 land office.
,u' CALCULATIONS BY Ma MAcHINERY.-The London
l. Athenaum has long notice of some specimens
M of tables, calculated, steremoulded and printed
o9 by machinery, just produced in London. 1t
ey SAYS machinery will do anything which sym
et holic calculation will do, whether simply nu-
'm merica or algebranical; and the highest recent
os developments Of algebra seem to point time
when the details of mere calculation must be
e. the work Of machinery, if final results are tc
5eo be actually exhibited, The article thus con
cludes: calculations by machinery, with re
ton suits told by the insentient calculator itself, Il
ent now an accomplished fact. 1t does not excite
w ID its proper interest, because the unfinished at
,a tempt of the original inventor has been for man,
bu years before the world. But the time ma,
: - come when this first actual success will b.
nn quoted as the commencement OF long ant
the singular chain of adaptations
me- FEVER Po1soNs-In a work recently pub
IN lished by an English physician on the trans
eA mission of fevers after referring to the value
fess thorough ventilation, light and cleanliness
sell disnfect clothes and apartments, and to dis
T. perse Infectious fever poison, he says:
the at is important to know regarding infection
Iop- thatswhen not destroyed or dispersed in tn
Is sick room, it attaches itselfoand adheres wit
ass GREAT tenacty to all articles ffurnure-chalr
n'fy tables, drawers, &C.. nesting in their innumers
you bic pores; and unless these articles be scrut
you bed with a solution of chloride Of lime, or ea
ma posed to strong heat, or free current of a
you for several hours, itmay again become evolved
and a.a ,,;r,,lantlr tb.r at fret after the lanse
I. weeks. But it chiefly adheres to cotton (
wooden materials. The patients body-cloth'
ma and blankets become saturated with it, like
was sponge with water; and in airing these mate
fties ials mere passing breeze is not always suf
VIC cent to carry it away"
k to PosT OFFICE RoBBERY.-A clerk in the po
s'"H office at Portsmouth has been detected in pu
d to Joining money from letters to the amount
send about $4,000 On many occasions letters co
pro- tanning money directed to the Portsmouth po
any office having failed to reach their destination,
edi plan was laid to detect the plferer, who, the
, at was every reason 10 COnCluQe, was some Que
may that office. A letter containing a sum of none
de directed to 60 by the southern mail was ther
pes upon put into the post office and the mail age
are was directed to open the mail bag before
nous reached the next post office and ascertain whet
good er said letter was in it. He did as directed,
icas the letter was not there Suspicion was at on
very directed to the delinquent who confessed I
pro- guilt upon the spot. He acknowledged havil
may spent 81 800, and stated the balance Of
o be embezzlements was in his trunk. He was a
rested, of course, and committed to jail
Norfolk Hera
o. EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.-Mrs. Ellen Ha
l. - rison, resident of McConnelsville, Ohio, W
ooo instantly killed in that place few days a!
ct of by lightning. She was sitting near the mi
ol;ce die of the room, engaged in reading the bib
was was The electric fluid struck the roof immediate
was over her head, passed down through the ce
onoa tire of the room in the second story and throu
oov- a large chest filed with clothes, through t
second floor of the building and discharg