The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-12-01

EMIGRATIoN PEoJECT-A scheme is on foot
to carry out colony Of emigrants from New
York to an island in the East India Archipelago,
which at PRESENTS entirely unclaimed. and has
never been settled BY any European power
The climate is glowingly described as gene
rally mild and very healthy; the productions
cotton, sugar and rice-grow in great abun-
dance, and the native population are described
as timid, nofensive race, who would easily
, become the most docile and faithful of labo-
, rers. In the event of colonization II is said
that the island must become the centre of an
: important native trade; it will be advantage
ously situated as a coaline station for lines OF
steamships running from our Pacific coast to
Australia and Indian ports; and great and
growing markets, for its sugar, coffee and cot
ton are near at hand in the ports of Australia.
The protector Of this enterprise states that he
has spent some time in the region, and has
carefully matured a plan Of emigration and
colonization, which he will direct until settle
ment is effected A vessel is provided in
which each adult emigrant contributes $3.50;
which secures pro rata Interest in the vessel
carrying out the company, and a section OF
land. It is designed to set sail as soon as
possible, in order 10 arrive in the Indian seas
at the commencement of the southeast mon
soon, the most agreeable season of the year.
The project is novel one, and seems at first
glance too romantic to be likely 10 succeed.
Great colonies, however, have had beginnings
quite as humble as this.
THE McMIckEN BEqUEsr.-For the infor-
nation of number of our readers who are
interested in the matter, we republish the fol-
lowing from the New Orleans Picayune:
Chas McMicken, on the 30th March, 1858,
died In Cincinnati, possessed of large estate,
which he bequeathed by will to that city in
trust for the purpose of building, establishing
and maintaining two colleges for the education
Of white boys and girls.
Mr.. G. McMlcken became resident of the
neighborhood Of Cincinnati in 1908 Suisse
quently he removed to New Orleans, where
he amassed quite an estate, but returned to
Ohio several years before his decease.
The estate bequeathed in trust to Cincinnati is
considerably above $500, 900 in value, of which
1928, 800 consists of real estate in New Orleans.
and $4,000 of lots in the parish of Jefferson
By late report Of the executors, we learn
that the validity of the will has been impeach-
ed in the courts by the heirs of the deceased,
and the wishes of the testator seem destined to
excite the same course of litigation which SINH
lar devises in other cities have experienced.
Tn this city suit has been filed in the end
district court, in behalfof the three children of
Mary McMicken, deceased neice of the tes-
tator, contesting the validity of the will, and
especially the validity of the devise to the city
of Cincinnati. Charles McMicken Perrin, one
of the children of Mary McMicken, suing by his
father as his next friend, has filed bill in
chancery, in the United States circuit court for
the southern district of Ohio, praying the court
to decide the devise of the deceased null and
void. It is question whether the wishes of
the testator will ever be realised.
A bill has been introduced into the Missis-
sippi Legislature to prohibit the circulation of all
bank bills of twenty dollars and under. This
introduced into the senate bill to exempt from
execution and sale slaves, in cases where the
plaintiff denies the right Of property in slaves;
OF is the resident of State that refuses to ex-
ecute the fugitive slave law, or the right of
shareholders to emf CRATE with and hold slaves
in any Of the territories of the United States
The senate had passed bill granting divorces
to all parties who may have been separated
from bed and board for three years, without
effecting a reconciliation. If the house concurs
in the bill, Mississippi will become the haven
of Disconnected and i'll assorted married folks
The latest advices from Washington report
that the appearance of Erastus Corning, of N
York, at the capital excited no small attention
and many surmises among the small politicians
and hungry hangers-on about the public offices.
1t is generally believed that his visit was at the
special request of the president and, though
ostenslbly for the purpose of consultation about
the tariff and the Pacific railroad, there is no
doubt that secretary Cobb's removal from the
utdSul IS COHtCI1pldleu, anu IS Inc cause or
the conference. More than usual caution is
observed with view to prevent the premature
discovery of the contents of the forthcoming
executive reports and especially the presidents
message.
The London Morning Post says that nego-
tiations, which Pierce failed to consummate
during his administration, have been resumed
by president Buchanan, with the republic of St.
Domingo for the purchase Of The bay of Sam
ana, at the eastern end of the island. The |
British editor thinks that ':this fine port could |
be easily converted irto second Sebastopo,
which would give its possessors the command
of the neighboring seas. The pretext alleged
by Mr. Pierce was that he wished to obtain a
coal depot for the accommodation of the u. S.
men-of-war." The Post, with its usual fears
of the progressive spirit of our institutions con-
tends that this would be a preliminary to the
annexation of the whole island, and calls upon