The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-04

RELIGIOUS EXCITEMENT Family Visitor fp
ris, Texas says the baptist meeting closed On Ia
Thursday, after receiving 10 in their fold 10 tasE
tism and by letter. The methodist and rrs.sl DsP
rian ministers joined together on Saturday isef we
contemplate carrying union meeting the ra aa
poets Of which have already developed tbernsaiiO
are very tiatterng and we Judge from the deep ana
profound interest manifested by the communify Luz
their meeting will continue for some time to come LAY
The Sherman Texas Patriot says Dr. Sbnro-,
is still prosecuting his survey of this county vIiq
he has found exceedingly rich in in great aba
ance and very rich at that Brown coal ~ ';;9H4d
which is an excellent substitute for coal is slso S
in various parts Of the county Gypsum of the mn
kind abounds III almost every portion Of the cd
Within the corporation Of Sherman there ia srnsn
ravine containing immense bed of petrifed 80
shells, and quantity Of sharks teeth in pure .tat1
/ of preservation.
The Austin Intelligeneer has accounts Of orsot
element at Bastrop, connected with the recent n5o
ment against parties there for the execution of TIo
/ Middleton.
i The grand jury found four indictnens against.
ties for the hanging of Middleton by lynch law P@
it was reported that their friends were coming 10
cue them. a letter says
+ The lawyers are all armed for the purpose II NJ
teeting Judge Terrell and the records Of the conn
which the above mob threatened to destroy M
sheriff has ordered all persons under arms to pnori
i the town.
The Paulding Clarion of a recent date saws, ".
learn that negro man named Henry, the property n
Mr. Daniel Coates, of Jones county, recently mad
deadly assault upon his master with club KNOCKING
him down and striking him several blows aftervardS
4 Coates was supposed at first to be MORALLY innr3
having bed for several hours from the mouth and nose
butitis now thought he will recover. The bov Henri
wos a pet5ed, spoilt negro and repaid his masrq5
ovar-indulgence in this not unusual manner Tn
negro fled and is still at large, armed it is said with
q repeater and bowie knife.
A burglar visited and ransacked the Gazette and
Comet office, Baton Rouge the l4th ut but got moth
ing save an arrest and the probability Of meeting his
deserts. A mere lad the same day, shot and killed
John Sergeant in Baton Rouge. The"---bad fright
ened girl belonging to the same he6
and following her home,was 81 ssoon a.
he raised the latch of the door
AT the municipal election re, I'D in Rich
mond Virginia Joseph Mayo, thu candidate
was elected mayor. The whig tick as gene,
successful
The last Huntsville (Ala) Advocate $
had two heavy and killing frosts. Much
has been injured, and early wheat, too, We
The bill to prevent the carrying Of dead
has passed the Legislative council of Cana
Seyenty-fve divorce cases are pendin
supreme court now in session at Proyider
The Cairo (IIlinois) paper states that hes
throughout the Ohio valley entirely desulUyed
The aggregate Of salt manufactured in the United
States during the year 1858, was $1,000 900 bushels
New York manufactured 7 LOCO 900, Ohio 100000
Virginia 2000 900, and Pennsy lvauia 900 900. The
consumption of salt in this country Is estimated asz
tv pounds per head ofthe population.
The Macon Ca papers record the death Of Wn
G. Lockett, one the best known ard most esteemed
citizens of that place
The annual product of the boot and shoe business
Of Massachusetts, according to the State Census
in 1883 S37 469 600 being II 600 900 in excess ofhe
annual value of the cotton manufactures Of the State
and exceeding the combined value of cotton goods.
cacoes and ali the bleached and eolored goods The
boot and shoe business IS increasing rapidly in value
: in that State
/ About one hundred deaths have occurred lately in
Newton county Texas, from black tongue. There
was lie spring term Of court there in consequence Of
the prevalence of the disease.