The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-18

IRE OREGON BOUNDARY DIspUrE-Tbo
4 dispute which has arisen between the rr;4 o9uhdaT
Z and Great Britain under the treaty By wbioLL :, oats
1 gon controversy was supposed to have baar Te Grs
1 may prove to be serious. The difference bot oe'led
commissioners Of the two governments ra JIot"een the
whereabouts Of the channel which separates n "tbe
5~tinent from Vancouver's Island, and thence Ie con.
Z to the Straits of Fuca. The English comS a"G,utn1erg
4 claims that the boundary should run tbrI na1e
+ Straits Of Rosario, nearest to the continent =. The
/ ward of Orcas and Lopez Islands, in what ! east
4 Washington Sound. The American aomrs; called
i claims the boundary to run through the ~s'sl,9Qa
Haro, nearest to the island of Vancouver. vbioI '1aI De
{ place all the island of Washington Sound ma would
! jurisdiction Of the United States. The BriGsI le
) would place all these islands under British % %; yam
4 ton. '~''1e'
4 THrArREcALs IN HoMERl-Who would wan.
sevideDee Of the fact that Homer is rising in tbs getg
THAN that a genuine, no-mistake corps Of r.. sVld
q artists have established themselves, for a tina t;"Ie
{ handsome town. ~Ve
The distinguished Mccarthy renowned for Ii,
mitabIe representations OF IRISH character, accom-.
saied by others Of not inferior abilities in tbar III
pective roles, will delight large and appreciafg. ~
sdienees of Homer and vicinity for an indefDite ~ y.
sber of nights. '
Their first entertainment was given last evaD;,..
Stbe celebrated eemic pieces, The Maid Of Nn1I-s5I9a
sand " The Limerick Boy" with decided success
claiborne Advooo,,
FRE.-We regret to learn that the "TarsrsatT
sWorks. " located l8 miles west ofthis town. AMI uNa
Fed bg Messrs. Nash, Doyle & Co., were eonsuma5@
Fire a few nights since. The loss to these pantI' Wy
Is very heavy, and more sensibly felt from tLa q
4that the works were Just beginning to rennro@t
sthem for their labor and expense. We unde-. aa5
#that they will be Immediately rebuilt. No insnsalNl
ION the property. Supposed to be the work Of ani0'
.~eendiary Jefferson Gazeta
The wheat crop in east Tennessee promises an L
smense yield.
The wheat in the parishes between Red River ana
7the Ouachita, is represented as being very promisino
The Tennessee penitentIary has at present 363 coSS
sviets in it, and every cell is fuH.
A SPLENDID SEAsoN.-lt commenced to rain gang,
son the evening Of the 9th inst, and I'd NTH
sfslight intermissions till the next Clear
Cup warm and pleasant. Moreg ler1ey@
zpreyailed. Crops look well uni. Fruit win
3ba good and abundant IN this par, IA.
The comet which we mentioned thet krdav.
at the Michigan university, has
#the Haryard and Hamilton college obs,
1Wshethef tltecomet VIII become visible t.
5eye, whether it IS approaching the earth
4whether it is the temperance of a cometf
zticed or a new one, the observations of a fey
Awin decide.
The Galveston News, Of the 9th inst, ss .
II brigantine Clyde brings a cargo o~frailroad Az
HHouston and New Orleans railroad, and thaUrnreab
Her vessels are now on the way with iron 70. he NM.
ETJll. - RGIlIlGlldu 81 lAouSLbl states IlHE an Or.
Igineerlng company left Houston YESTERDAY f~ Ra,r.
Hmont. tits said that this road win
1ted with the utmost despatch.
The Baltimore Sun Of the 4th inst. says On Mon.
sday morning a terrible explosion happened on es
B PeLnsvlvania railroad, three miles easto Greensbup
(which resulted in the death Of John Woods, Jdb
TDodds and John Speilman, conductor, engineer ana
Fireman of the gravel train, and the total wreck ofds
Senpine and tender. Woods was thrown about fan,
shundred feet from the track, into a field, and WA
when the men on the train found him. Hews
tbirty-three years of age, and a resident Of
sGreensburg, where he leaves q wife and two children
2Dodds was found lying but q short distance from
He also was killed instantly. Hewastwgp
s(v FIVE years ofage, and leaves a young wifein Greens
5bupg. Speilman was found in n barn yard about
1.-TWO hundred feet from the wreck. He was lying
#alongside of part of the engine house, which bad
Sbeen thrown with such force as to break off couple
of panels Of the fence. Several other persons vgs
4 slightly injured.
II A party is now forming at st. Paul lMinnesOa) for
n the purpose Of exploring, during the next summer and
sfall, the valleys and sources of the Saskatchewan and
aColumbia rivers, under the lead Of col. Vim. L
SNobles and gen. S. B. Olmstead Pie party will
5start some time in June next, and it is expected that
lit will return by the middle Of November.
The prospects for q good crop hereabouts are regart.
Fed as very fattering. The effects Of the late fpstsaN
E~seareely p~erceptible now. As the Crescent would say
Ethe farmers are enthused-we mean as q geneai
Ething. Some men, let them tell it, never have good
Eprospects for a crop, lest they fall short in manage
#meut. and also that they may have the name of being
Jan A / farmer. so, you'll"
4 Vernon La. Southern Times