The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-08-07

u az az. ~ Ctlzehs charged with passg
Referred ieF The war
Mr.. Mason from the committee ~ :
report recommending the passage Of made
the sheriits tax.eoilectors, and Treasur osiss
treasury notes OF the Confederate Stat ~ ieeeiteAR
payment OF taxes, &c. Mr. Elicit ,noya5 A'nefiea IN
the consideration Of the bill till the IT, y Postpone
November. Passed o' MONDAY 4
Mr.. Henry from the Judiciary, rsportsa,s
free negroes, and mulattoes Passed 70 sa7ey
Mr.. Wilson reported bill against mon,
gresS to pass law relieving soldiers frG,a
of paying postage Report received af5 sle Hecessy
Mr.. Wilson called for the special orla, ~s.sta 10
provide against the sacrifice of pFopert, ~ act b
proceedings IN the courts i'll certain eas ~ suspend
discussion the 6iil was postponed till togas. much
o'clock and made special order for that aoiioF h
Mr.. Starke gave notice that on teI3o-ra
introduce bill 10 suspend the enforcernars,. Y 4oqd
authorisng the boards OF police Of certain q ihes
to levy tax OF 70 cents per acre upon tho ge4nt
counties. ae 10 said
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE Juv II fss,
special order--tbe bill to extend relief 10 aSsiihs
as reported by select committee-was &C.
Sundry amendments were offered and raiasi,
The SKIRAIsH AT THE PERDIDo-Hayinr
from reliable source the particulars OF Fsei'ed
the Perdido week or SO ago we have co ,,aL'sa at
On the evening of the llth inst detschr,sa :! ~
Wincox and Dallas mounted Rifles undertba - VI Sas
of Lieut.. Mcintosh, while scouting near The .a.laa1
the Perddo, discovered boat belonging TO Nh ~
blockadlng steamer at that point containing s,r1
men, accommodating the gulf coast taking soa
&C. When within hailing distance corporal 81 g
command of portion Of the detachment W. E.nt
nine men ordered.the boat to pat back but n,
needed, was fired upon With it is supposed roos @
two oars were seen to stop working and ssnstT
distress were given to the Water Wieh, which gs
a short distance from them No fire was retYrns5 by
the next morning the same boat containing abou, ny
men, was seen approaching the shore, and fra
yOlley at our men without damage the balls Eli.
short Of the beach, in their great anxiety tn TN
federate soldier No shots from this side IN
the launch being too far distant After the h,F
display Of craftsmanship they made hasy ra,ra.,
der the happy conviction, We presume thar ~ y l.
caused sad havock in the Confederate army la0
sorrow and anguish over many a household o'a
Pensacola Observer gss III
EGYPT1AS CorToS.-The Memphis Appeal al ths5.5
has the following:
We have received splendid specimen Of eo.,,.,.r
from the plantation Of s. B. Partee ESQ naor Gus ~
Pamela county, Miss. and also balls OF tbe nav
of cotton grown from seed from the banks al ~ NE
Egypt The seed was distributed here by Mr. c,Fr
The plant in Mr. Partees plantation Is very vissr
blt
instead Of four, as in the common kind The sras...
we have before is small but NAV grow lsrosr T5.
surface of the hull is ndented or dotted Eks tt 5s
of an orange.
CoFYEG CRoP ~ BnAzIr-Tbe circular Of Hs..,
Maxwell, Wright & Co. Rio de Jaueiro dated IN n.
of Nav contains the following in relation 10 an rssr
in the coffee plant:
We are sorry to say that the coffee plant has bss5 a
tackled in several districts BIZ an insect which bsBpr
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ing the immature fruit. The cause nav to some eyet
affect the out turn Of the nov growing crop but w.
hope and believe il will not permanently affect tie paBt
learn that in where the plants have
been stripped of their leaves new ones are beginning
10 appear. The matter however is considered sufE
GENTLY serious to command the attention Of The govern
ment and a commission has been appointed TO iayesi
gate the nature of the disease and to suggest remey
DEATH FROM Worn IN THE BRArs-An inaues.
was held Walsall in Stafordshire England On tia
body OF girl named Rachel Brady, aged twenty Wbo
was found dead in her bed recently, Thenan vhohad
made the post-mortem examination stated that be bad
ascertained that the deceased used to eat sausage On
opening her head he had found where The brain ard
spinal marrow join four high dated saes TIE bgdate
sac, he had doubt composed of the egg Of tbe
tapeworm having been doubtless taken into the body
process Of eating sausages net properly cooked,
posed of measly pork. The worm thus taken into tbs
DOA} 4Ottcu It's Na llltp tilG fdtl9As Sds 4ft
the head eYes and brain and deposited its egg and
this again forced its way wheresoeyer it could gain The
most nourishment In the present instance lhs hy
dated sac pressing upon the brain at the particular
point named, caused death.
A few weeks since, there died, in G4skil tvet
Philadelphia, at the advanced age of l04 years. aaQj
lady named Dinah Geary, According 10 her own tas
she was born in the district of Kensinetoa in l15e
where her parents were also born. Her eldest son
now seyenty-six years Of age and her baby fity6ye
She often spoke of having attended Gen Wasbngo1s
reception in Market street below Sixth during hs
presidency. The grand parents cf the deceased geg
Germans, and were among the first settlers in Penn
sylyania. The old lady retained her memory and NOT
Of her faculties TO the day Of her death She never
was out of Philadelphia county
Died in Marshall county. Mississippi recently AIM
Thompson. aged los years months and q d8y
John CuFpy, revolutionary soldier diei at Biz late
residence, Dayton, Ohio on the 2sth Of Juaaas
aged 100 wears months and / DAYS
Mrs. Margaret Moseley, a resident OF Pine Btla
Michigan gave birth to twins lately though she bsd
reached her SO year.
The Pine Bluff Ark.) News tells the following Is
real fact: "An old man Of about 10 years. with suoE{
beard and hair, but hale and stout hearing that noaa
would be received in the service over ortyhye ass
anxious to enlist that he went to the BARRIERS shop and
had his hair and beard dyed black and out oo4-
ing quite fresh and young, and will not ackno9edgs
TO be than forty He is Of the boys ala
we venture to say viii do as much service IS any Of
them"
MEETING OF Crr1zEss.-The foIlosng resolutions
adopted at meeting of citizens held the Goth lsG"
near Mckinney, Texas has been forwarded to Us VIII
the request to publish tee same
We the committee appointed to draft preamble s1u
resolutions expressive Of the sense Of this meeting S
leave to submit the following
WHEREAS certain citizens Of this eealul4A'lt -.
taken upon themselves the Legislative and eSe'9H'
functions Of government and by threats and Q'9s
keep the ueighborhood in continual dread aha 1lO9-
and for the mere entertainment Of honest opinions ~
that such and such men ought to be shot ana sasl ~
ers hung aud whereas certain said citizens ~ y.
cason some twelve days since. did 10 an unAhi1'
outrageous manner with arms in their hanas Wy s5
attack upon the residence of peaceable anu A' ~,
citizen and by threats greatly endangered 'Ae ~
said citizens wife she being in critical Situation 4
whereas the bill Of rights declares that 'Ae i1s''
citizens to speak, srite or publish their opinions
never be nfringed they being resposbIe iV' 3,
of the same and that no law shall ever ee pt'asu
hibit the same and as the beiore-meAtlohee ff
were committed in violation OF SAID Dlii o. '-"'S
therefore .......frEy5s
and civil citizens Of Collin county do dePEeeae
nor the avess and refractory spirit manes@u y
tain persons in their aggressions upon the
vidusls. and that we condemn The rule Of h'V'N'
let it'emanate from whatever source IL ma, la4t
md Resolve That We as w.a5idng eiEI5l's' f.'sf
ourselves that no person, shalt lof oPI1U". ,r ss,
molested in life, liberty or properly! 'I'H '' ul w
SONS making aegressions for such cause .91s7.
promr,tlv arrested bv the legal offee's 0''' ~
/ the properly constituted authorities ,,,,jsigze
/ 3D. Resolved The constitution .. '1e ,,ovprgq.5~