The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1860-08-15
General Intelligence.

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aftu nIlhSs oitN 'A , -! II : FL ~ ~, .J.;,,
Aeistrsla4ian II New York. She was boarded by the
news yateh Of associated press, %hlch saceeedeu ~
obtaining the following summary Oh news.
LIVERPOOL, July u, T. Nine BROKER ; clfcuitI
reports the ses for the week ending FRIDAY, July 2
IN the Liverpool cotton market, al 4o'e'o oaleS-
Aiddiing and the lower quallFles Of cotton iaye u
many cases experienced decline OF So see last eei
Tie other qualities OF cotton closed very irregular
The sales to-day were eonhhed % oeo oaies anu '1e
market closed generally dull
The stock shows an increase OF %, o. oaies -
week, and stands now, compared with last year. as fol
lows, viz:
july % 90. Jolly 22, 39.
American -. 1880. baies ], l09840 62l'Voo#
Brazil. ......... 25.84o lu.IVJ.
Egyptati.- ........,...... 4Sl4o I3,oeo
West India. ............. $50 $50
East India. ............... l075s9 1870.
Total bales. .......... l,2o7es9 69S,75o
II. nchester had a dull market on Iueseay 4htie
seemed to be no Of disposition the part OF buy
ers for India to operate largely both goods and yarns
but the reduction IN prices they demanded was greater
than the producers generally willing to submit 20
Similar leasons kept business Tor the continent small
The news by the Kangaroo j. geneecly Important
The affairs of Sicily and Syria continue to be the aab
sorbng topic Of interest in the political circles Oh the
continent
Since the capture Of Milazzo, by the insurgents the
NeapolitaS have evacuated MesSila HilaZZo ana Sfd
case leaving general Garibad, master OF the whole
island of Sicily.
telegram from Paris says the sandman gov
has consented to support general 6aFIbaldi In ms pro
posa for truce OF SIX months between naples ana nun
The King OF SaFdna mas f.quessea oaiiolUi ~ "
attack the continental possessions OF the kg Oh Naples
The London Post, in an article on the instruction y
Sicily, diseredit5 general Glripalds asserted
against the main Land
The revolution in Naples was still PROGRESSING, and
there yet no indications Of peace beng restored
The slaughter Of christians IN syria has deepiy moves
the public mind.
reports current that conference Is 70 DC hetu ~
Paris in relation to Syria
The porte has notified the western powers tnat {
treaty of peace had been coneiGaea eetee tLe DuSes
and Marontes This IS however uIeonhfmed
It s reported that the porte had protested against
French Intervention, and that an e&peaten vas stoPpEq
Ab-dei Kader IS spoken Of Tor governor OIL SAEl1-
The French government has already sent an army q
ii 009 TO the coast OF Syria for the protection 81
christians
The government of England has also determined 70
send troops toprotect the christian S7fians ana Pn!
final stopto the carnage
An army of $500 men, and a feet of ships are about
IN .Iaa re for the coast of SYRIA.
lis renorted that the meeting Of the great European
mayors 10 be held at Paris for the purpose OF taking
nto considerations the Swiss question has been Iie
initely postponed
Tbeking, Of Saxony and Bavaria whose participation
i; ta conference at Toritz was considered certain viii
-, : r1norf s1rs take 'lart n H.
tajeGiarn from Paris states that the emperor Napo
leon had ef that city on visit to the camp at Chalous
In the British house of commons the contracts for the
tnorfatiou of mails had been conded to the parlia
' ,s',as - '''''U -
Lord Panerstors speech in the house of commons,
on national defences has caused great uueasiness.
british military authorities recommend the increase
/ Of the English army.
CFx- WtlKER--The Mexican schooner Brilliant,
I
with adyces from Merida the capital of YucataA the
l.2Otb uIt.s The news is highly important.
Gen. VIM. Walker of whose departure from Ruritan
island on the 2lst Of June we have before had accounts
arrived off the Yucatan coast, en- route to Nicaragua
on the LIST ult He had with him five vessels and 500
men all we'll equipped with arms ammunition and pro-
visions From Ruritan Off which island the five YES
sells made their Rendezvous the voyage WAS q most
prosperous one and the whole fleet passed down the
/ COAST splendid style.
The expedition first came to anchor al the island of
CozIme. off the coast of Yucatan where it remained
communicating with the main land and completing the
preparations Tor the expedition ill the goth alt 1t
he set sail for Ncaraga direct where it is beyed,
long this, % have effected landing While on the
coast OF 4ueatan the expedition received large rem
toreemens Of men and was amply supplied Ulth pro-
visions From Yucatan there Is no news OF particular
Importance The peninsula was, Tor the mohehl IN
4 the enjoyment OF comparative peace but commercial
classes we're stu suffering from the effects oil the long
! anu d!sasllous val oI laeeS'
RALEIGH, NJ August 6.--Aecofqing 70 the returns
OF oryhEe counties the net galh OF john foo the op-
position candidate Tor governor Is SQo9 over MI Fl
nores vote OF 1897 comprising t#othrds OF The vote
! OF The state.
QUEBEC, Aug. 9-Ihe steamship Canadian IRON
Liverpool the 2oth, VIA Queenstown the Zoth brings
! the following aadltlonal news OF Importance and
interest
me London herald says that all naval officers on
forlough have been ordered to report themselves I'M
mediately. The naval reserve has been called out
Fears are entertained Of GaTbadis sudden mcursior
into the pa1al territory
LOUISVILLE, August 6The election for clerk OF the
court OF appeals to-day resulted as follows: Coomb:
Union eandidate) 1915 votes; McClarty breckenridge
1893 It is supposed that Coombs has carried hentuc
kyby about loo 30 votes. Where Is Mr. Breckenridge;
| strength? Certainly not at home.
i LOUISVILLE, August 81 P M.-The returns from
81 counties, partially official, the remainder near com
plee, give Gen. Leslie Coombs majority OF p no.
1t is conceded that Coombs (Be and Everett candidate
has been elected clerk of the court OF appeals by ma
jorlty varying from 10000 to 20 1000 votes.
ANOTHER SLAYER CAPTURED.-Ihree hundred ant
sixty Africans at Nassau:-Ihe BRITISH screw steamship
harnak, at New York from Nassau. y T., July =
brings Intelligence OF the landing at Nassau OF the carg
n hat "a