The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-21
Various Tten,e.

A tug boat recently passed through the fa
nous Dutch Gap canal A project is on foot
to improve this canal, and ii possible, make
it navigable forvcssels Of all sizes.
Breyet brigadier general Christopher Car
son (thc Kit Carson 81 former days) has been
selected by Gen. Carleton to command bat
talon Of volunteers organized for service
against hostile Indians on the northern from
tier Of New Mexico.
The dengue or break bone fever ilgs be-
come quite an epidemic in Mobile. The dis
ease is attended with intense pain in the bow
els, but is not considered dangerous, except
in the case Of elderly persons.
Mr. Samuel Jessnp, aged sixty-fyc and
rich, died lately in Lincolnshire, England He
was chiefly noted for the immense quantity of
pills he consumed It was proven in trial
before the court that in one year he took over
$4,000 pills. 1t was shown that besides, he
had taken 10000 bottles Of different mixtures.
All this was supplied to him By one apothe-
cary, whose bill, presented in court, took up
iftyfye closely written columns. He must
have made good profit on his bread.
4 southern paper tells of visit TO a cave
iiNttA s4Sttt, NtUi ga ~ llllt lilG party
we're within Investigating the gloomy interior,
there was noticed an old coored man standing
outside, and he was asked, i" Say uncle. why
don't you 60 in Ah, my MASTER" says
he, - ali Lord, see trouble enough on top Of
The earth, don't go in Dat hole q searching az
ter misery"
a person was walking in one Of The streets
Of London, the other day, when a projecting
piece Of iron from plane, which a workman
was carrying, tore his coat sleeve. He sued
the workman for the value Of tie sleeve and
recovered, the magistrate remarking that it
was TIE duty Of workmen carrying tools in tile
public streets 70 take care that no injury was
done t, passengers.
a. monster trout measuring four and half
feet ii length, three feet round the BODY, and
weighing seventy pounds, was lately caught in
Lake Erie.
The Taunton Gazette gives an amusing ac-
count OF a seeker after knowledge, who, dis
covering shell in 4 let Of old iron at the
Weir. heated poker red hot and thrust it in
to the missile to learn whether it was loaded
A laundering report satisfied his curiosity and
left him thankful that be was not . hoist by
ms own petafG.
Mr.. Robert Walker and his wife, riding in
a wagon with two seats, were crossing a rail
road track in Detroit, Michigan. the other day,
when the gentleman, who sat on the front seat
driving, while the lady sat behind him, sud
denly discovered that train Of cars was rap
idly approaching. He whipped his horses,
and they sprang quickly forward. This I'M
expected movement threw Mrs Walker ont Of
the wagon. She feIIupon the pauks between
the rails, and an instant after was run over and
crushed into a shapeless mass.
The mayor Of village in France was re-
Gently notified to take all necessary precau-
lions TO prevent The spread Of the cholera,
which had appeared in a ueighbosing depart
ment The jealous officer 65eyed his orders
50 literally that he bad series Of graves dug
ia tile village cemetery, in sufficient number
10 accommodate the whole population
4 girl only twelve years Of age was arrested
III Detroit On Monday week ior smuggling
She had fvclargc bottles IF whiskcg concealed