The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-04

;,rs in thjs case to-day, mutual eAF4@H'viGi9
M between Mr. Stanton, one OF the counsel lot Ir
49, ana Mr. Ould the district attorney MI.
tn onologised to the court for the harsh language
,sed towards the district attorney IN the heat
Of tbe discussion which occurred on Iri92y O i@SO
r,sar and rood feeling was again restored:
NJ sr,IxsTor April 26-In the trial OF Slckes Tor
/ t1 a99rdnr of KEY during Mr. Brady closing afsu-
uent for the defense, yesterday, When Ne e"ie - ll
discussion Of the eleventh instruction 70 the jury
witch he stated was in substance that II he jury haNe
,r- JI1bt as To The homicide, to the sanity 81
M Sickles when he committed the act they shoull
give Mr. Sckles the benefit OF the DOUBT ana aequLg
him the Judge interrupted him. saying thaI the cou!I
had already decided that point in conformity TO ms
mr. BradZs4 views in case of a similar nature o
day Mr. Ould the district attorney made the closing
argument The Jury retired and, in less than an hour
re urned a verdict Of "not guilty
MEMPHIS Tenn, april 25-The splendid steamer
ST Nicholas. Capt McFIullen Of the New Orleans
and St Louis line of kets, met with terrible DIS
ta last nioht bv the 2osion of one of her boilers.
The explosion occurred ! about ~ o clock on sunday
nobt at island co. far as has yet been ascer-
tanned forty eight liyee were lost and twenty eight
were badly scalded or wounded The st. Nicholas
MA. an her way from st. Louis to New Orleans, with
LARGE number of passengers and full freight. The
explosion occurred about 40 miles below tins ely ana
about half way between here and Helena.
Nr,fp4rs April 25-The New Orleans and Louis
;iIa Tohtning line packet Pacific, captain Jesse K.
Bell passed up here this evening having MADE me
run to this port from New Orleans IN three DAYS ana
having made forty landings.
VIcFsp1rRr April 22-The great stking.of floods
which rolls its turbid past our shores, continues
torlse steadily, andls no" solIg ~, a. OF
the hood-hde OF last year Tue llee 7 lif -,
hours ending at o'clock last evening, was hall an
inch We see no prospect for any early fall on the
contrary we shall not be surprised II we hayefhe wa
ter a foot higher yeJ. ,,..-.1.. -,
EDALIA, April 81 ne IIFeL "1 viIl9 i o. -
ment On Thursday morning of last week, erIYer had
exceeded the highest water OF lasJ year eSl0 cleS
and by measurement yesterday morning Iae wafer eA
ceeded the high water marx O last year - lheLes
New ORLEANS, April 2.-9iofe eouu92 NOR l''iil
more mud The above words mus el.iiloo ~ " ~
scrIpuon OF weather we were ilNolIu ". III III 60
Business was barely moderate "lu "i''"S y" "-'0
q far between. r.
About eocN HsC eN eili nv '' -; fi
ed the same ITlck up Io%!l Ii"U = " nj
one occasion during the llSh water laS1 se'9oI'
change III the WIND sent tie "a1ei III u
like mllI-stfeam 1ashlon over Tue ieNge oPPGTsirt
tina6 street. and N lltle uihe Ghe III Il
that aeighborhood We're converted INTO fVuLeIs. ne
flood spread ItseH up as lar as mace Sreel oie =
to BASIN, ana Went blch Io"tlu9 D1'5 80 :
considerable distance along the several streets run
ming IN that dlFectoh|n9fe "3Ter I'm as AZ ~,
agreeable, gong as far back as Mr. 9eI tesluGes
at the corner OF ROBIN ana Constance SLLee1s. ~
Factors Union and 9hlPPefs coglon presses VIZ w.
e surrounded with water basin ana ~ J1Hes sur
were doing good service IN carrying OFT the oYefio"
towards the woods for good sized streams We're hr
rying down these thoroughfaTes We are glad 1ol ue
comfort OF our up town Irlehds mat tht water CUM
menced receding some time after dusk last Hight-
We are informed that the water was running freely
over the levee at the stock landing last evening.
= at the Beef market and opposite jackson square,
last evening the angry tide found another channel ot
invasion. It streamed over, not deep but last ana
without inuudating the vicinity still filed the gut
teFs and promised surprise to the young ducks ana
: frogs Of the rear settlements. -
e The water is flowing into the lake very rapidly
through bayou Labmnche, and the whole country pc
n tyvapu he
nearly covered with water 1t IS estimated that me
planters the Mississippi river have already suffer
e ed loss OF two millions OF dollars
5 New ORLEANS, April Ill here seems to DE no END
to the cry high water this season The Mississippi,
opposite this port Notwithstanding the numerous ere
G vases in our immediate vicinity and higher up the
river rises higher every day Inc Bonne Caffe ere
vase regret to state, has forced the Jackson Ia
road to adopt circaitous route VIA the lake as part
of the track under water and we have not heara OF
any effort being made to repair The break As matters
stand at present the ceYasse vii soon fe'eh .he
+ thereby, 1t IS true, saving the cry ou oNeFho"' pu
at the same time dong great damage 70 the planters
Q in the neighborhood.
: New ORLEANS, April Tho tennessee, captain
Forbes, arrived ut this port late last ngh from era
C Cruz, bringing intelligence OF DaItte between Mlas
If mon and Degoado wherein the latter was Defeated
S MIramOn, after leaving Orlzaba had boldly attacked
the strong position OF the Liberals under ana
Lit LlaVe on Jhe Cumores OF Ac4leaSo ana tofceu s
: way through lhelfIHea. Iel hti aeA hl cotiiI'l'i
er OF the church party at 0uaaelaara haa also come
up from there ana after meeting oH5sI&2g resistance
from DegoIlaao, had entered ths e4 oil 4teAico ~
theilt NiIIl"n le4cied ene eaPiI5l' anu nuns
" attacked DeSoHaa9' aelg&Oih& nun Loss III M
T. 2o9 kuled ana "ouhoGT, gesoIl"ao 1letlsd 10
luccs IN good oraef. nc eLultn 'tlty O li.s "a
IS nad entered loLa 'I.s3i 4,3 ~
T. he Juarez g9TerhisnO ~ 'is me" SUI III
lie declaring nun ana VOID all contracts 'rga,lts, eC5 s
: tered INTO py tae Juafez g9FgT p az eAs
n OF me ohlted 2Ces consul M al's pss ~
e Drawn; ana d iorce ol ylII's IN .
era Cruz, % oe ol9heu ron Cie county I el''
le american cltlAeI9 lay pei M N IN
e OF others were thtgateLeo ois q,.stS ~ I
le success haq peeh Ihe 81 Nl'1i:',, y e
j. ais nn4eT feSqleIa ne latesV al i53" ~ -,
lt capital datea tne l3tn uI ssles LII Is
Is CONS ana Aia'Tste We're "h WE'VE ls ue9 ~ -
y eaPltal' JON Degoiaao IN an 4uaeh upon ne -
n tyoI Mexico was ABOUT qeeafeu y d slge 81
N MOBILE, hPrli - hlted @eales G III oou!e.
re lion J9hh "A. CaHPoeli ne sls'nu JuI J
We Wncn nave 1ssn IA session slnGe 'G
% 015 couf laN!S CON p.s.e,l alL
re lore the, came lhlo eGuri Yesterday maui MI Try
Sent4ehUs ana were olsc.arSeu' ~ appears 'laN p
OF oiils nave oeen lo41a asSt Ohe 5lel o
n els q aoeIlo:s nreS ollis "Ie 9eea lS.lq @
IS PaIIieS lor N!oR'LihS te slNe '"ae "S"nSO e00"