The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-10-20
A travelling correspondent of tha ~.

was absolutely princely; at the same tins sou It
without any ostentasion and boast Not oulv Ss was
keep free table spread with all the delicac. ua rs
island, at his house out Of the tawn but b VI The
open house III the town, where auple rAept an
chambers We're at the disposal Of our mari, ' and
attendants to do the waiting, and servants 80 With
our breakfasts Indeed. we're lords Of psomSlds
surveyed, whether house, beslS servants sr. f.. We
books, or food Mr.. March has been for manr ..us
largely engaged in the Wine culture aud years
in which he has made q prncely fortune trade,
that all the wine bibbers, puhlicans and s; wish
would remember the Statement Mr.. March mars
me, that not five pipes of wine are now mada 10
in all the island of Madeira. And vet IL Year
dant in the United States, and as delicious 80 soun
dant. The American crop never fails thoueb H.
and mildew have killed all the vines in Ma: ght
strychnine does not fail either, if the vine dos
The Memphis Eagle says that Mrs Marsbsi
Talahatehie county Mississippi, lady somsrhs Of
advanced in years and very corpulent (bar VIVA.
weight is two hundred pounds) went ont Usual
carriage few days since, to call upon frsnahe s
on her return to her home was caught in ~, and
storm. large tree was blown down, and fa .u'ent
rectly across her carriage, between her and ,ba 81
yer, literally smashing the body of the carraa f
atoms, and yet neither she nor the driver wac 10
ed in the slightest degree by the tree or the
ed atoms Of the carriage body. The stens I've.
We're iron and folded up inside the carriass anleh
tected her feet from being crushed beneath ib po-
The fright threw Mrs. Marshall into sever .l lo
nft
ing her head quite gray. a. VIII,
A correspondent of the London Athen@um 90,
the following facts regarding the prince of ona:,
may be relied upon: Jas. Morrison the well tnnns
hygeist, was Scotchman, and gentleman by h;r,t
and education His family was of the LANDAU o a
try of Aberdeenshire, his brother being sMorsan u
Bognie,' an estate worth about $4,000 wear 49,,
of the finest granite built mansions in ahas
deem Morison's hall for instance belonged toh;'
In 1916, James Morrison, having sold his comm ,n'
slon-for he was an officer in the army-lived in NJ
II Silver street, Aberdeen, house belonging fl NJ
Reid, of Souter Reid druggists He o5tainad vi.
use of their pill machine, with which he made Il
their back shop as many pills as filled two la, "a
casks. The ingredients Of these pills, however p
may have modified them after, were 1ieay oatmssI
and bitter aloes. With these two grea. neal BOWLS
filled with pills. he started for London 18th Ls
end of his fortune, advertised them far and wds
and ultimately amassed 81, 500 900. z&3 g..
The New York lower board of the common cow
Gil have had an exciting and somewhat angry dis.
cussion over very serious matter The question
was whether the city should pay more for the funeral
of one man than that of another One member of ha
board died, who was not very prominent in Doll.
tics his obsequies We're quietly performed at an ex
pense of 1928. The funeral of Mike Murray, alder
man Of the first ward however, cost $3.50, and his
was the cause Of the quarrel. The grumblers said
the difference in cost was because Murray had been
powerful and Influential in Tammany hall, and the
democrats excused it the ground that he had mora
friends and was more highly respectful So the ex
pense of an aldermanic funeral is graduated by hs
political status. The city would willingly spend
big pile to celebrate the funerals of of them
We have (says the True American) a carrier con.
nected with this office, who is between the age Of
thirteen and fourteen, who occupies seat in the
highest class in public schools, has the geogra
ply of the country at his fingers ends, and who can
cypher around bevy Of schoolmasters, and in two
and half years more, which will make him six,
Iii
boot. But in addition to requirements at school, he
has three hundred dollars in the Savings bank, now
drawing five per cent. interest, and is daily adding
thereto all gathered together by selling newspapers
between school hours. - .=f-y7--
On the 9Th nst at the residence of the brides ia
ther, Madison parish, by the Rev. ". Parker Scott
Mr.. WILLIAM L. sHARKEy, jr, to Miss BETTE, daugh
ter of DR.. @. R. Mutt
Consignees of Merchandise per Steamboats,
At White, Smith & Baldaoin's--R. Fitzpatrick, r
A. D. Lister; W. Fl. Darnell; Fred Roy; J. c. Ma
Piles d. Co; Reese Hughes; Draifouse & Bro; Harde
mann d Barrett M ~ Ies&t
At Dunn O. Richie 81 d A. Mayer {Henderson1
j. Billingley; NJ. Mayer & Bro; J. Levy; Jones L
Shelton; B. L. Britton d Co; j. S. Brittle; 3. d B.
Jacobs. 4 E#E 81 s# g
At Ho,oeH g. Buckner's-J NJ Smoot; Darnell
Dickson; c. & H. W. Racquet; W. D. & J. B. Ole.
plant; R. H. Motley; Lawler 4 Barthod: E. c. De-
loach. ;,
Steamboat Register.
Oct. 15-Efort, from Alexandra.
l9-Era No. l, from Alexandria.
Larkin Edwards, from Alexandria. ~
DEPARTED
Oct. 13--Bloomer, for Alexandria.
Shreveport Price-Current. 'tf
This report embraces actual esanade yesterday]
CorroN-Middling, 8@l01sc.
SuGAR--N. 0. brown, l3@l4c. r fb. -
MoLAssEs-40@45 cts. ~ gall. -L.i
FLOUR superfne, $40 DOG; St. Louis eztrasl4
00@- u Dbl.
PoRk-Mess, $3.50 - Dbl.
BACON Sides, clear, l6-@-c; ribbed, l5-@-c,
LARD-2o@-c y ii.
CoFFEE-Rio, l4@l6c. " tb.
SALr-$2 1902 so n sack.
WH1skEE-37h@5oc. gall, .~u..".
CASDLEs-Star, 10000. ~ Is.
CoRN-Sack, 75@-cts. q bush.
BAee1SG-Ky. 1900; India, 22@-c.
RopE-9@l1c p ID:
Tw1NE-25@-cts 70 fb.
NAILS SIS 5O@6 90 y key. IRoN-51s @sc. 2 b
H1DEs-8@lOc. p tb. PELrR1Es-S@lOHc.
LowE11sNi4a S YARD. 'G IlssarsN21@s6e
SHoEs-Plantation, ST 50@1 60 u pair.
sHor-$211a@sA p bag. LEAp-Bar, 91a@lOp
y ID. -. ........--.
New Orleans Market.
October 1.-the sales of cotton yesterday amounted
to $500 bales at easier prices. To-day there is some
few enquirers.
Ordinary, - sh@il4 Good -, 121z@l235
Low middling, liz @llA Mid'ling fair q,
The receipts (lncluding 30,374 bales on hand0
since the LIST September, have been 2l3,2O8 bales
Exported during same time, SO $50.
FLoUR-S'rfine, SIS 25@5 go; EXTRA SIS 1896 so.
PoRK-Mess SIT 5O@l7 Is 70 Dbl.
BAcoN-Sides. 9-@l0c; shoulders, 7--@-c.
LAnD-1oA@lo1sc; p ID. .-..-1-.
HAr-$l5 5O@l5 90 p ton. y
OATS -6O@65c ~ bushel.
CoFEEz-Rio, lo14@n1ac. p ID.
suGAR-6@8c. q ID.
MoLAssEs-ls@35c. ~ gallon. g.,
WHrsKEY-Rectifed, i9@2l; raw, dig GAL
BAGG1sc&RoPE- -Bagging 14@1615c; rope bgH
H1DEs-Dry country, 1l@l4c. p fb
DEERsK1Ns-In hair, 1917 9-c. p II.
sALr-Liverpool, fine, 81 90; coarse, 5l@0O ca'
p sack. VIA.
LlmE-At retail-Thomaston, 81 40@l g. Yves
tern, ST. 49,.
Land Warrants, SO@95c p acre.
Exchange on NY, sight, 1@l4 p cent. dlsct;
CATTLE MARKET, October H. H.
BEr-Western, fine, ---- $685. d ns'
Texas and Lake, - $l5@32 q heaa
Hogs, &c.,
Sheep, So Oo@3 50 head
Calves and yearlings, S o 75@lVo ~ %
Mich Cows, $35 0o(goo w *