The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-07-13

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rived She brings advices from San Francisco 70 the
Goth ut which ten days later than those received
bv the overland mail at St. Louis.
The steamship Sonora left San Francisco On tne
9oth nit with So, 900 in treasure and 409 pas
HExIco.-The adyices from the interior and from
Vera Cruz. are quite neagre. The conducta Of the
IS 900 900, which was detained by general Ro5les,
has arrived at Vera Cruz, and - awaiting snip
ment -,
LATEST MEXICAN News We condense the follow
inc from the Brownsville Flag of the 23d Of June
General WOOL has pronounced for Santa Anna;
general Miramon has declared himselfdictator; also
has general MARQUEE declared himself DICTATOR
! This report though generally believed wants con
/ firmation difficulty has occurred between Zuazua
and Guadalupe Garcia which has resulted IN sePafa
ting these two liberal generals Gen Garcia i at TINS
time in Tampico, with the ma part of his forces dis
banded and on their wsy home. portion OF his staH
have already arrived atrAIatamoros, also the auxi
airy force headed By cas Miguel fierena, whoa month
or SO since, left Matamoros to aid in the defence OF
/ Tampico.
/ Troops have been removed from fort Brown to
Brownsville and vigorous protest has been received
from the American merchants, stating the liability Of
government property to destruction and the danger OF
robbery the custom house at fort Isabel where half
/ a million dollars worth of merchandise is stored.
| Gen Jerez will return from Nicaragua In two months
He took with him the surrender of the charter of the
old canal company, and declared that new mail com
pany would be allowed to transport the mails, pos
/ sby not passengers
! Troy, n Y, July 5.-The balloon descended near
this place Saturday, having travelled 1850 miles be
! tween the hour of twenty minutes of seven on the
afternoon Of Friday at which time it assembled from
what place is not stately and twenty mnues past Z
o clock the afternoon of Saturday.
/ NIAGARA FALLS, June 30th-Monsier Blondon has
successfully accomplished the great feat Of walking
across Niagara river near the falls ON tight rope
From $40 to 800 spectators were present, 70 WIT
ness the performance and much excitement was man
| fest. Mons Bondon ~ minutes in crossing
and II minutes in returning by the same rope
WASHINGTON, June 80 Dispatches from our In
diam agent in New Mexico state that the Navajo In
dams committing all sorts of depredations in OPP
position the advice of their chiefs and he thinks
that another is certain.
The receipts into the treasury during the past week
amounted to $4S79,900, including 81 25 sou from
customs The amount Of drafts paid is SO, IL $40,
| principally account of treasury notes The bal
ance remaining in the treasury is S4565 400
july LEX minister Dodge, late minister TO the
court Of Madrid, has published card stating that
though the prospect of the purchase of Cuba pre-
sent is inauspieous yet he believes that the course
the president is pursuing will lead to the consunma
ton of that object by honorable negotiation.
The attorney general of the United States has de-
cded that he cannot reduce the service on the great
overland route 1t will continue to be performed twice
week each way, at S630,000'a year. The average
number of letters conveyed each trip is 900 The
cost of conveying each letter is hree dollars the
paid to the government is three cents.
who assembled in balloon Mt St. Louis, Yesterday,
there only one tappears and directed his course
towards the Atlantic, landed here this evening in
safety having successfully navigaed the air and
complished the journey between st. Louis and Wash
ington in about twenty four hours
Sr. LOUIS, July 1-Messrs Ladd, Patrick d Co.'S
planning mill, and several houses adjoining, were de
stroyed by fire last night. Loss SIS, oG0.
LEAvENwoRrH, July 5--An express from Denver
city arrived here to day, bringing adyicps from the
mines to the % ult. large con1agration it is re-
ported has occurred the divide between the Gregory
and Jackson dggins causing theloss of twenty lives
No names have been aseertained Considerable gold
dust was awaiting shipment at the mines Specie
was in great demand for purchasing gold dust.
Horace Greedy and other report that gold exists at
the mines in paying quantities
Discoveries have teen made of rich quartz bearing
solid gold
Crowds of adventurers are still rushing to the /
mines,
ST.. LOUIS, July 5-The overland California mail
has arrived with dates fran San Francisco to the 10th
ult Col Simpsons exploring expedition had reached
Walker river opening road which shortens the dis
lance from camp Floyd in Utah, to Genoa 900 miles
The Arlzonlan newspaper of the 18th nit. saws that
capt. stones parties had arrived at fort Buchanan
having been driven from Sonora by gen. Pesquiera.
"A revolt which had broken out among the Lessata
Ianqua Indians had created great CONSERVATION in
Sonora.
The Indians had defeated the government troops in
four engagements and were VIGOROUSLY marching
fuge on board the vessels in port.
Sylvester Mowrv had arrived at LamesiIIq.
MT MoWry has ben nominated by acclamation, to
represent Arlzonia in congress.
MEMPHIS July 2-During the twentv-four bonrs
ending at six o'clock last evening the river had de
olned one inch at this point The weather was very
warm and the streets dusty yesterday with an indf-
cation OF ram during the afternoon without the rain
however The weather has become so oppressivelvI
hot that the laborers have deserted the landing and it
IS with the greatest difficulty that deck hands and la
oorers can be procured to perform needful service
either at the landing the boats. The deck hands
'f the JEANNE Whippe deserted her yesterday and
portion Of the hands the steamer Return also threw
up for the cause above stated
JACKSON, Miss, July 5.-fhe democratic State CON
ttnlon assembled in this city to-day for the nomna
Ion OF State officers John j. Pettus, of Kemper
county, was nominated for governor on the seventh
ballot Il. R Webb, of Pontotoc county was nomi
mated for secretary of State E B. Burt of Noxubee
county, was nominated for auditor, and W D HAYNES
If Holmes county, for treasurer.
CARTzFANG rs SHAW Judge Reber, of the comm on
pleas court has set aside the verdict of the Jury in the
,ooYe case, and granted the defendant new trial -
his Is the famous 100000 breach of promise case
Judge Reber does justice to his sound sense in this
natter. He has wiped out scandalous blot from ba
udlclal record ofSt Louis.
INDEPENDENT MARKETING IN GEoRGA-A short time
hce gen Bethune, editor of the Corner Stone Co
umhus, Ga, was fined for doing his marketing out
dt OF the market house, and refusing to paw his fine
ne tine without his knowledge and the general was
hereupon set at liberty. Subsequently,, however he
pade an appeal to the supreme court of Georgia which
las decided IN his favor evidently to the satisfaction
large number of friends as we learn from The Ia
al papers that, on his return home he was received
,ith the hrlng Of cannon aud the roll of the drum
he decision OF the court only denies that the lepisa
are OF Georgia has conferred upon the Columbus city
ouncl the power to prohibit the sale of produce at
ther places than the market house 1t does not touch
ne Tar different question which was warmly pressed
to Its right to have done That of the c6nstitu
onal question Is reserved for future dellberation
SINGULAR CIRouMsrANoE-C. B Ivy killed his ais
srln-law nearly twenty-five years ago in Roane
ounty, east Tennessee, and was tried and sentenced
} imprisonment for life. Soon after being ncarcera.
'd ne made his escape and went to Arkansas and es
'9lshed himself high up on thewaters of the Arkan
rs river, where he became leading citizen living
ndlsturbed and enjoying the confidence of the COM
UNITY 70 such an extent to secure his election to
hces OF high trust. He also became member Of the
ethnd1st church, and to all appearances led a con
stent christian life About two weeks ago some rer
ms VINO Were acquainted with the crime Of his far
er lfe discovered him and procured his arrest and
was brought up on the steamer Kate Frisee to This
ty ana wlii De conveyed to the scene of his crime
suffer the penalty adjusted as punt hment for the
me- rNan,L; tII Ii10
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