The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-08-03

furnished by one OF the most respectable mer
chants with the following account of new i'm
portation of those 'ships of the desert" camels.
Mr.. Otto Esche, of San Francisco, who origi-
mated one of the first expeditions from Califor
MIA to the Amoor river, and who lately arrived
in Europe by way of Siberia, has informed his
! friends and correspondents, Messrs. Knauth.
Nachod g. Kuhne, of New York city, that be
has contracted for number of superior camels
4 to arrive in San Francisco by the last of Septem
| Der, or the beginning of October, this year.
| These oamels coming from the valleys of the
4 upper Mongolia, south of Yrkuzk, the capital
of eastern Siberia. and having been trained in
the traffic and transport business across the
rough and stormy Cobb desert from Pekip to
Kiachta, on the Chinese Siberian frontier--the
great route for the Chinese Russian commerce,
/ and lying on an average of more than 5000
/ feet above the level of the Polar sea-are
stronger than any other kind of cameis being
accustomed to every kind Of hardship to short
diet, and to the coldest and most trying climate.
1t WILL therefore he easily understood that these
camels are far preferable to those imported
from Asia Minor, Egypt OF Arabia, or from
all warm climates
1t gives great pleasure TO see that private
enterprise has already followed up the good
example set by our government, who, il will
be remembered, imported, some years back
about fifty camels into Texas, and that now
cameIs of superior strength and quality are to
be brought into the market for public sale. Mr.
Otto Esche intends to dispose of his animals at
public auction, as sooG as they arrive in San
Francisco, and to pursue the business, if sue
cessful. We hope that it may prove lucrative
to him, in spite of the 500 miles Of costly land
travel. and 5000 miles sea passage, the AMI
mails have to go through with, together with
many other difficulties and risks connected with
such an extensive enterprise.
FREAKS OLA ATHUNDERBoLr.-As school -housc
at Portsmouth, N. H., was struck by lightning
recently, and the performances OF the flash are
thus described: The lightning first struck
the chimney, descending to the ridgepoe, there
dividing, small portion passing through the
roof, descending the chimney through both
school rooms, burning the cape of child's
bonnet in the lower school-room.
The largest portion of the current ran along
the ridgepole, tearing off the states and throw
ing them to great distance Thence descend
ing to the upper school-room. passing to tho
porch, it entered a closet in which were books
and globe, playing sad pranks with the books.
smashing all the world to pieces, as exhibited
on the globe, ,and wound up the performance by
tearing away the back of the closet, letting
daylight into the porch through an opening as
large as common sized window, besides rip
ping up the walls and ceiling generally. 1t also
passed through both spouts at each end of the
building, making several perlorations in each
Strange to say, no one was killed, although two
little girls in the lower school were severely
:. shocked. In the upper (boys) school-room, d
lad named Merrill was stunned, and a lad about
Is years Of age, named Frank w. Fernald, had
perfect miniature imprint of an elm tree, its
, branches and leaves, stamped upon his left
shoulder, which, however. has disappeared this
morning. One half Of his foot was also white
as snow for an hour and half.
: AFRICAN FEvER-The rev r. Ii. Stone,
writing from Ijaye, Central Africa, under date
i of March 30th to his friend rev. W. J Harley.
S of Sparta, Ga, furnishes the following curious
: facts touching what is known as African fever.
S We copy from the Central Georgian: = an
a in excellent health at this time. Three attacks
2 of the fever have given me some experience
:, in missionary life. They come on suddenly
, and leave In the same manner, unless it as
sumeS a malignant type, one IS only confined
for few days; though must eenfess that the
e delirious aching head, aching limbs, and death
= ly weakness and nausea, greatly magnifed the
t time. 1t is my deliberate opinion, though
e quickly formed. that the genuine accLmating
n African fever is not in the least dangerous, but
is only troublesome. | have no more concern
|, on my mind about it than [ would have for
= bad cold in the United States But when it as
IS sumes the malignant bilious form, it is then
g dangerous in the extreme, coming suddenly
and going slowly. This form is attended with
!
|. but with much difficulty. In an attack which
: brother Philips had, he vomited black stuff at
least thirty times daily for fourteen days"
" And yet we are given to understand that
5 brother Phillips" is still alive and well
> CAUTIoN.-During the excessive tenn perature
. at the present time, and when all are realsing
- the effects of the heated term, it bchooves our
readers to exercise becoming prudence in their
4 habits; when heated, and in profuse perspi-
= ration from exercise, they should be careful not
i to strip, and to avoid drafts which check per
II spiration and are apt TO produce serious results
% Iced drinks should likewise be used moderate
n ly under the same circumstances, and the wrists
! first bathed before Indulgence. With regard
r to eating at time when fruits and vegetables
I of every character are being sold in the MAJ
kets and on the Streets eat nothing which Is
d either green or too ripe or looks stale. Every
one knows by experience that in warm weather
If the craving for food by those who do very
hard labor is not so great as at any other
" time, and because of the tendency to disease
d of the bowels, proper caution should be obsery-
II ed not to eat immoderately, rather not to in
% dulge to the extent even that our appetites
crave. In fine, to keep well during the warm
n, days, the strict regime Of temperance in all re-
q spects is the golden rule which will prevent
= doctors bill. and perhaps something more
n serious Baltimore Patriot
~ A QUEER RAoE.-The Rockport Indiana
n Democrat has the following queer sporting in
~ telligence: Quite an excitement was raised or
lk our streets yesterday morning, between the
e, friends Of two dogs, and large bets were nads
!, al on which of the two dogs could swim acrosl
le the Ohio river first. One was large white
10 Newfoundland dog, belonging to general S. D
williamson, the other was medium sized bul
IL u dog. belonging to Jacob Eigenman. The con
, tending parties took their quadrupeds acros,
is boo Il tIr rd