The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-15

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arriving are being sent off to the respective positions
assigned to them in the line
The Emperor Napoleon and the allied troops are IN
perfect health Provisions are abundant, ana the
soldiers are in the highest spirits
New York, June 9.-The Cunard steamship At
RIGA. Capt Shannon, arrived off Sandy Hook at Il
o'clock this morning.
She left Liverpool on Saturday, the 28th ult., and
brings two days later commercal advices than were
received BIZ tile City of Washington. her political
and general intelligence has been anticipated " te
Argoat ST. Johns
IIvERpooL., MAY 28-The sales of cotton during
the week ending on Friday evening, foot up 52,Oo9
bales OF this amount spectators took l4OO, and
5000 bales were taken for expectation. Inferior quail
tiles have generally declined during the week =
The market generally closed quiet. Fair qualities
closed firm at the quotations by the America
There were heavy frosts in the northern part OF
New York on satua ay night the 4th instant Ice to
: RIonmosD, june Almost every county in the
State has been heard FROM and Letchers majority will
be about $500. Another such democratic victory
in Virginia, will be total defeat. Wises majority
for governor was about 20 600 In the Sd, 9th, sth
9th and 18th districts, the regular democratic noni
nees for congress have been defeated
CIScINNATi June 6th.-The northern part Of this
State was visited by very heavy frost Saturday
night the 18th instant In many places the corn ana
vegetables of all kinds have been killed. and the rye
and barley badly injured. Wheat has also suffered
much in many places and the excitement very high
throughout the State.
ST.. LOUIS, June 4-The Mississippi has fallen one
foot during the last twenty four hours, and is still
rapidly receding The upper Mississippi has fallen
one foot during the last twentyfour hours, and IS still
rapidly receding.
The local inspectors of St. Louis have revoked the
license of Adolphu NJ. Root, who was at the wheel
of the steamer Cedar Rapids when she sunk the Lu
Gle May, short time since.
ST LOUIS, June 9.-The recent floods on the upper
Mississippi have done much damage AZ ST. Paul
and St. Anthony the inhabitants along the banks of
the river have suffered severely The upper bridge
over tAe Mississippi the latter place has been swept
away and the lower bridge has been greatly damaged
A DEFIANT VuLAIN.-The Selma Ala Sentinel
records horrible butchery near that place. in which
one Elijah Petty was the murderer, and his motherln
law, Mrs. Aiken, the victim. The instrument was
an axe with which the villain literally hacked his
old victim pieces in the house yard and then gather
ing up his gun he bid defiance to all who attempted
to approach him. And it was two days before he
could be taken, and then only by stratagem
THE PoPE.-A Washington dispatch, to the New
York Herald says Letters received here from sources
entitled to credit mention that prevalent
in various portions of Italy that the Pope might be
compelled TO take refuge in the United States Our
ministers at Rome and Naples speak of it highly
probable owing to the unsettled and Precarous con
dition of things.
Discovery OF a BALLOON AT SEA.-On Saturday
evening the pilot boat Washington after five mile
chase oyerhauled large balloon which was that first
seen off Squan Beach In it were broken branches
and leaves, indicating that it had been through for
est On the valve painted: Built and owned by
Joshua Pussy, Philadelphia, 1851" IN Y. paper
UNITED STATES MNT-The coinage at the United
States Mint in Philadelphia during April as fol-
lows Gold $40 $50; Silver $128, 800; cents 500 900,
making total of 2OU,OUO. Distributed IN j,3US,259
pieces of coin.
Hoe CHoLERA--The last Morehouse Advocate says,
we have something like cholera among the hogs,
which is proving very destructive in many portions
of the parish. They are very suddenly taken with
frothing at the mouth and die in bly, short
time. A great many have been found in and around
town, which have died from this disease and it has
kept the authorities" busily engaged in hauling
them away We hope soon to be able to record It's
entire disappearance.
ARMY WoRM-The Chattanooga (Ga) Gazette of
the It'll instant says regret to learn that this de-
structive plague has already made its appearance
this county, and is making sad havoc in the wheat
fields and meadows We are informed of its appear
on several farms in the wheat growing parts OF
the county entirely stripping the stalks and destroy
ing the crops Some fine meadows haze been moved
down close to the grown, scarcely leaving sign
that grass had grown on the land. The little de-
stroyer ncreaing in numbers and migrating from
farm to farm.
MURDER The Washington (Ark) Telegraph says
Il negro man on the plantation of D. H Dickson,
esq. in Lafayette county, killed the overseer, Mr.
Crabtree ten days since, by striking him the
head with hoe, breaking his skull. The negro was
into Texas, and hung by the 6xasperated citizens
MORE LocUsTs.-1he western slope of the Blue
Ridge, in Virginia is covered with millions OF
locuss They appeared first the top of the noun
tains, about two weeks ago. and to be moving in
a westerly direction
ILLINOIS BANKS PRorEsTED.-The Alton Courier,
says the auditor of State has been notified that the
notes of the following banks to the amount of about
$4,000 each, have been protested: Bank OF CarmI,
and Merchants bank, Carmi GRANVILLE bank and
bank of Southern Illinois, GRANVILLE; and the bank of
Illinois, at New Haven. 1t is supposed these banks
will make arrangements to resume.
WESTWARD THE STAR EMPIRE" dc.-Thirty
years ago 1629) New England had SO members in the
house of representatives and the northwestern States
49, Now the New England States send 90, and the
SO. New Hampshire then sent g. and
now has only three members while Illinois, then send
ing only one, has nine members. The census of
1860 will make the disparity far greater than it
The census to be taken next year will show the popu
lation of the United States TO be 30,O00,00O.
Col ANDERSON, THE FILBUsrER, ARREsTED.-Not-
withstanding the ignominious eectment of col. An
derson and his friends from the st. Nicholas hotel
lately, the distinguished colonel, accompanied by
troop of friends again made his appearance at the Ho
tel about o'clock last evening. In anticipation of
another row, capt Turnbull had about half dozen Of
fcers In the barroom ofthe hotel dressed in citizens
apparel Immediately on the entrance of Anderson,
Mr. Treadwe ofthe proprietors of the hotel step
ped up to Anderson and requested him to stay away
from the hotel unless he could deport himself in an up
right manner and stated that if he AndeFson) persist
ed in his disordery conduct legal measures would be
taken to keephim away from the premises. Ander-
son then commenced to abuseMr Treadwel in shame
full manner, applying to him such epithets as "thief
''liar," dc Captain Turnbull was near at hand and
arrested Anderson and locked him up at the eighth
precinct station house. "A number of Andersorls
friends alta late hour last evening running around
In search of an accommodating justice in order to get
the distinguished colonel out OF "duranee Vile
New York Courier
Loss OF THE PIoTA The Alexandria Democrat of
the 5th inst, says: The favorte Red River steamer
Piota burnt up on Saturday last near Greenvie,
on the Mississippi The fire caught in her wood racks
at about 10 o'clock, A. M A heavy wind was blow
ing and the flames spread with such rapidly as to de-
fly all efforts to extnguish Them heofieers had bare
ly time her ashore and make fast before the fue
boat completely enveloped in flames. Only three
of the passengers had time to their trunks The
pastry cook the valuable and faithful servant Of capt
Parker was killed, but no other lives were lost. The
Piota insured for SIS 0U0 but as she was a new
and superior boat this does not probably
the loss This is the second misfortune of the kind
which the worthy and very popular has suffer
ed III two years His boat, the old Piota was burn
ed at Aigiers, in 1851.
Two MEN KILLED.-The franklin Sun of the 9th
ut says We stop the press to the tidings
the killing of two OF citizens col Richard Bowler
and his soninaw, j a. Cox The report is that they
shot last evening by Mr. Gasscock the overseer
of a. l.. Hover. The plantations of Bowlerand How