The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-29

A BISHOP ON THE CARRIAGE ABUsE.-The
Catholic Sentinel contains letter from bishop
Timon, of Buffalo, in relation to a rule recently
promulgated by him respecting the number of
carriages to be allowed in attendance upon funer
ais among catholics in the diocese over which
he presides. Essays: "The abuses Of funer-
ais, often make them become pastime, a
pleasant drive; the frequent desecration of a
sacred rite and duty; the unchristian scenes, at
times, occurring even in the graveyard; the
outraged feelings of real mourners; the widows
and the orphans who, next day, had no food
but what charity supplied, yet seldom the
charity of the friends who, the day before, so
freely spent their money to hire twenty or thirty
carriages for the almost frolic of a funeral; the
tyranny of a worse than pagan custom, fore
ing the poor man, on PAIN OF beng called
mean, to give his last dollar for a carriage, and
leave his family next day without bread; the
unhonored for months or years even by cross,
after all this friendly display; the tumult in the
graveyard the riotous conduct, which from
time to time deeply grieved the pious and re-
spectacle, desecrated the cemetery, deprived 1t
of its prestige for good and often took away
the wish of again revisiting it; all this, and
more, occasionally scandasing the faithful and
exciting the SCOTS and ridicue of others, have
long called for an effectua remedy"
Mr. Jesse Gilbert, of Tiger bayou, Catahoula
parish, left his residence on Saturday morning
| last, taking with him rife. On leaving home, Q
he cautioned his wife not to be alarmed if he
did not return that evening, as he might spend
the night in ''ire hunting" In consequence
of this, no anxiety was felt for his safety, until
@ a. tod
for him. He was found on Monday morning,
lying upon his back, dead. the rifle having
been discharged. When found, he was within
sight of, and not more than one-quarter of
mile from his house. The morning that he
left home, he crossed Tiger bayou in skif,
and it is supposed, on leaving The skiff, he
climbed over lot of trees that had fallen upon
the bank, and while in the act of hauling his
rifle after him, over the logs and brush, must
have accidentally discharged it, receiving the
load in the breast and head, lodging in or near
the BRAIN 1t is probable that he lived but
short time The relative position of the man,
the rifle, and log bearing stains of blood ION
which it is likely he reclined) show that he
moved about some considerable distance before
exhausted.
Our information was gathered from relative
of the deceased, and is substantially correct.
, TCoDcordia Intelligencer1
5 EXPLOIT OF A KENTUCKY LADY.-The Louis
vile Journal relates erich affair which oc-
Cured some five miles above Louisville, on the
river road. on Tuesday evening last, in which
an interesting and refined Kentucky lady lately
a severely whipped husband whom she had dis
E carded. Both parties being present at trial
S before Justice of the peace, she secretly
: ordered her negro boy to unhitch the horse at
! tached to the buggy in which the husband had
t come, so as to prevent his escape, and having
: got hold of the whip of deputy sheriff lite.
: without exciting any suspicion as to her lnten-
n tions, awaiting the exit OF her husband from
5 the temple of justice after the termination of
e the trial. As soon as he stepped out she COM
0 menced belaboring him numerically with the
h whip. He made good time to the buggy, pur-
r. sued by her, but to his chagrin he found his
horse unhitched, and returning still pursued by
l. her, he called upon he officers for protection.
} She protested against any interference, remark
e ing that he had set of teeth in his mouth
n paid for by her, and she wanted to get them
N The Memphis Avalanche, of the Sd inst, has
n the following: A match between two of the
). fancy came off early yesterday morning near
the fair grounds. The parties were Mat Hogan
d of this city. formerly of New York, and Pete
/ Murray, of New Orleans After all the pre-
, liminaries were arranged, the pair set TO in
d earnest both displaying considerable skill in
d the manly art" During the fourth round,
II Hogan, in making click" (in what particu-
d lar manner we are not informed broke his
W wrist He ''came to time" however, and
n twenty two rounds were fought occupying fifty
/, four minutes Hogan, notwithstanding his broken
wrist, whipping Murray. The spectacle is
represented by those who witnessed it, to have
d been cruel and shocking in the extreme-the
n faces of The combatants presenting more the
- appearance of meat blocks than the counte-
nances of human beings. The "mill" was
witnessed by crowd of about FIVE hundred
people, and the occurrence does not speak very
highly for the morals of our city and charac-
ter for keeping the Sabbath on the part of our
70 citizens.
ot OF Mr. Morphy's defeat, the New York Tri-
,, bune says his opponent, Mr.. Thompson, is one
,d of the best players in the city; but Mr.. Nor
re ply, in undertaking this series of games with
10 him. pives him the odds which are usually Civ
70 en- to a fourth rate player-second rate play
70 ers receive pawn and move, and third rate
=, pawn and two moves, and fourth rate a knight
at Besides this, Mr.. Thompson is much more
n. accustomed to the game in which a knight
= is given, he having been obliged to give this
W odds to nearly all players for the last fifteen
er years.
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lg L1pscoMB's TAN YARD.-This experiment
vi has now become success, and its industrious
ut owner is beginning to reap the fruits OF his per
u severance. Connected with the tannery is e
y" boot and shoe factory, under the control of ex
p perienced workmen, where all foot furniture
:. from the coarsest and strongest russet to the
OF most exqusitely shaped boot, can be obtained
ef We understand that many of the surrounding
n n planters are now supplied with russets from Mr.
IS Lipscombs tan yard, and all are satisfied will
u the strength and durability OF his shoes.
ne Connected with these branches of industry
d. there is also another, new to this country-ar
H. establish ment for the manufacture OF hats
ng Hats of pure wool are here gotten up. for low