The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-23

JURoRs.-The following gentlemen were
drawn by the sheriff to serve as grand and petit
Jurors during the March term of the district
court, commencing On the 28th prox.:
FIRsr WEEK-J. NJ. Ford, W Rhodes, O. L. Ne
Cutcheon A. Aaron, J Carroll, Isaac Fortner. W. n
Jeter, M f. T. Stewart Josiah GULL J. S. Butler, g
II Barlow, j. johnson, VIM. Darlington, l.. David
son, J VI. Posey, j. Hill, I p Fulilove, CIV. Hill
B. Stoyal g. " Leopard G. NJ Nichols A. n. Bau
man, j. P Ivey, P. p Builder, John McMillin, JOSEPH
Brown, } r. K. Harrison, r. E. Rankin II Hes, NJ
R Mott E. NJ Hagen, j. H Beard r. D. Parker, M
B. Milan, j. W. Cook, L. F Holt, A. Alexander r u
Hood, C. w. Buhrle, II Williams. R. W Scruggs, B
W George. David McGee James N. Finley, J F. But
Ter, NJ. Ray, e. Linsey M Roth.
SECOND WEEK-Samuel Edmunds, L. Currie, F. H
Murphy, P. B. Cash, A. v. Dupree, A. N Hudson
VIM. Smith, Raymond S. Carnes, John illiams Rob
Adams, Thomas Christian, Robt Cain, - Douglass
Henry Wagner, Thomas B. Gilpin. Henry Williams
J. L. Stephens, NJ Baer, E. H. Crosby John Ellis,
S. Rogers, John Frederick, George Williams, A Cur
RE, 9. W. Herring, S Kazenburger D. Laughlin, r
9. Kimble, W. Fl. Dickerson Walter Gates, Jno Close
W r. johnson.
THIRD WEEK-Wm. Williams, N. Wilson, G. W
Smith, John R. Cutliff, j. A. MeRady, John Young
John Miller. Jno H.Wilson, " S Lewis J D Thomp
son, Archibold Young, Nathan Hoss, E.C Hart, G NJ
Galloway, A. S. Moofed Edward Grumbles, Jane;
Williams, A. 9. Erwin, L. NJ DUR, A. H. Dockery
James Goungblood, G. Crawford, O. W. Beal, A. S
Rambin B. G. johnson, 7. ]. Yaney, S. D. Caldwell
W. W Davenport, Hardy Carter, =. G. Allen, G. W
billiard, w G. Boney.
FOURTH WEEK-W b Williams. Stephen Watson
j. I. Ivey, G. w Barnett, N Mcnamara, Wesley
johnson, Josiah Hale VIM. Ogilvie, Joel Talmadge
j. j. Yealock, Chauncey Ford. J, L. Turner T. Dill
lard, ". @. Bonner James Crooks, A. S. Coleman, A
Lax, p Clements, j. T Williams Henry Deal Jack
Davidson, W. T. Beard, Peter Richards G. W Crow
der, John G. Coleman, Edward G. Andrews, JOHN B.
Smith, G. w. Markham, P. H Croker, J M. Graham
b. Birmingham, E. NJ. Resor.
The affairs of the navy under Mr.. Toucey,
are said to be much more afoat than the navy
itself, and the sailors and mariners. bothered
by the cross purposes of their official head
curse the folly of putting land lubber at the
helm. One of the recent follies of the depart
ment consists in sending commander Thorburn,
with other officers and rs men, to relieve the
officers and part Of the crew of the corvette
st. Marys at Panama When they arrived
there, they found the ST. Marys had previously
been ordered to the gulf of California, and
would not return till February; the officers and
crew are therefore obliged to wait four or five
months at the sickly and unpleasant port of
Panama. at great expense, when they might
just as well have been at home-a great deal
better indeed, for they are wanted for other
government vessels here, and the department
complains that it cannot find officers and men
enough to man the vessels now in port. The
management Of secretary Toucey, is illustrated
n the New York Couriera and Enquirer, by the
following anecdote:
'Not long since the government of one of
he Spanish American republics, which, with
1ut possessing much to boast of in the way of
navy. has its minister Of marine, was desir-
ous of transporting 800 troops from one port to
another Of the republic. The government
actually had schooner-of-war The com
nandant of that vessel was ordered to take
he troops on board and transport them TO the
)ort designated. The officer replied to his ex-
,elency the minister of marine, that the schoon-
II he commanded was but 200 tons burden, and
hat il was impossible to comply with the in
tructlons, inasmuch as such number Of peo- /
lie could not take passage in her. He received .
n reply from the minister an order to "throw
he 200 tons overheard and receive the troops
n board as directed" However much we /
nay be disposed to smile at this display of
avail matters on the part of the head of that
apartment in sister republic, let us first be
ure chat at home, in our naval department.
hings equally absurd are not Of daily occur
ence."