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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-21

PALGRAvEs ARABIA young officer in the British
army, hTstclass prize man, fresh from the English
universities, where be was equally distinguished for
success in athletic exercises and in college studies has
unged right into the heart of Arabia and fshed out
new country with population of near million aud
quarter of Inhabitants $4,000, he ree1ons.
This is TO say be has proved that region twelve hun
lred miles long and eight nine hundred broad which
m the world had for ages agreed consider hopeless
sandy DESERT inhabited by wandering Bedouins con-
tans nlinside country large almost as France, in
labited by settled population of Of the finest
races ofEmen to be met with. The Bedouins he looks
upon wish contempt thievish cowardly and uncyil-
ised, and by means representing the and puro
Arab race or else they have greatly degeneraed and
picked UP some low habits in their wanderings Certain
is that Nahomedansm has not lost all that sort of
power with which it inspired the people who held
in Arabia, well elsewhere and these mere set
sled races in the fertile lands of the interior seem never
70 have been altogether reached and subdued either
by christianity nahomedanism that many Of them
still continue to worship the sum- did their ancestors
arobablY from long before the time of Abraham
Two taings have contributed to isolate them from the
worldthey have not single river that runs anywhere
the sen; their streams all sink into the sand Hence
navigation; that great source, not only Of wealth. but
Gf Intercourse has been cut from between them and
the outside world. In the next place. they are sur
rounded absolutely and on every side, by sandy des-
ert Of the most formidable character. Neied Kassem
and DjeEel Shomer form one of the most delightful
regions Of Asia, and also of the most fertile They
elevated plateaus. The climate is cool and nvigor
ating Ihe streams enable them to rrisae the fields
u above the fertile cultivated regions rise up precipi
tpus chalk cliffs five or six hundred feet and then coma
table lands covered with grass where mutudes Of the
very finest horses are raised. Then other rocks of
limestone, and then other table lands and SO again
until at last granite ridges crop through The higher
YOU go, the less fertile the land, and the less water
especially in autumn.
In fact Mr.. Palgrave admires the settled population
very much more highly than the Bedouin in every res
poet His horses are as much superior to all other
arabian horses as they are to the common herd Upon
tile camel, the Bedouins servant he looks with about
az much contempt upon the Bedouin himself Heis
s5upd, reycngeful, Incapable of being attached By
Kindness and only useful because he possesses SO o
klowlpdre
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-21

Az ENDORSEMENT. THE following Endorsement by
president Lincoln, upon the verdict Of court martial
in Boston, has recently come to light:
'.Whereas, Franklin w. Smith had transactions with
the United States navy department to a million and a
quarter of dollars; and whereas be charged with
stealing only two thousand dollars, and from the final
revision Of the testimony is only claimed that be stole
one hundred dollars don't believe that he stole any
thing at all.
Therefore the records of the court martial together
with the findings and sentence, disapprofed declared
null and void and The defendant is fully discharged
IlNCn1N
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-21

ARTENUs WARD AND BILL ARP.-The Augusta Con-
stitutionaist says: Mr.. Ward met Bill Arp at Macon
Artemus considers Bill the greatest sarist living and
gave as reason for not answering his letters on re-
konstrukion," !" that he could not write 50 well as his
Georgia friend but he said perhaps some of these days
when he felt in the humor he would reply to Mr. Arp.
Artemus and Bill Arp can do more good at rekon,
strucn this Union and harmonzin this people than all
the bureaus and reconstruction committees appointed
to be appointed BY the present radical negrophoba
congress.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-21

POPULATION OF San ANToSIo.-We are often asked
what is the population of San Antonio. Ne census
having been taken since the war, we can ouEv guess
The county clerk informs that there are d.g-twO
licensed barrooms and twenty-eight eating houses in
the city Those who are curious upon the suiee.
make their own calculations upon this basis.
San Antonio IIerala
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-21

MEASUREMENT OF Conn IN THE CRIB.-Afterlev levelihg
the corn multiply the length and breadth Of the house
together and the product by the depth which win give
the cubic feet Of the bulk of corn then divide this last
product by twelve and the quoent will be the number
of barrels Of sheed corn in the house or crib. If
there be remainder after the division, it will be 50
many twelfths Of barrel Of shcllcd corn over.
ExAMPLE-l2 feet long
II feet broad,
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1872
6 feet deep.
1892 cubic feet.
&C barrels Of shellcd corn.
5 bushels in barrel.
$50 bushels Of shelled corn.

THE Coon WILL" OF MERcuANTs.-The annexed
decision possesses interest to the mercantile community
In the case of Sheldon & Co. vs. II. o. uonslton, de-
cided in the u s. circuit court for the southern dis
triet of New York, judge shipman substantially held
that the incorporea property which call good
viii rests upon legal foundation, and is, in fact
mere fgment which depends for its enforcement upon
the courtesy Of trade He denied that it was part
nershp asset possessing any legal value.
This is quite an important decision. Merchants have
been in the habit of placing much stress to this nan-
gble thing styled good will, and many Of them had
come to think that it substantial property as
goods, sorerooms and books Of accounts. Itappears
that it is not in New York legal custom, fur
nishing solid foundation upon which an involabe
title property rest which courts can protect from
invasion.
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VOL. XIV
TIE r M q

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ossbse1uent one Eight lines or less, cdnstitute a
sare The following rates to YEARLY advertis-
ers -, j., , ~, ! .-oo "a
TaifcoJumn..... l75 90 Fourth of colunIn 100 90
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obituary notices marriages, pubha meetings, cards
IF thanks etc to be paid for as advertisements.
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THE DEAD OF lSG5-It would be difficult to recall
year whose neurological list embraced so many illus
trious names as that of 1865. The sword gathered
in mighty array of victims, the assassins bullet
brought down tie most distinguished and beloved and
fatal disease has cut a wide swarth in the ranks OF
craftsmanship, science, theology and royalty. OF
statesmen and diplomatists the United States lost its
president, Lincoln Edward Everett Jackson's secre-
tary of the treasury; William j. Duane, governors
Brough CorwiD, Cannon Medill, Smith, Dewitt, Doty
Winter Davis. England has lost her premier, Palmer
ston Turkey and Canada have also buried their pre-
ners; Belgium its king, and Russia the heir apparent
to the throne The annals OF literature have received
their last inscriptions from the pens of Mrs Sgour-
uey, DR.. Wayland, Miss Gould and Mrs. Haskell.
Catholicism laments the death of the great cardinal
Wiseman. Music has lost VIM. Vincent Wallace and
VIM I'll Fry and Art. McLenan Herring and Neagle.
Tie various departments Of scientific lore have been
deprived Of ardent votares in Euce, DR.. Worcester,
OlleHdoih and DR.. Valentine Mott Others Of lesser
fame are embraced in the melancholy list including
the wives of lord Brougham hr. Seward and Kossuth,
the widows of DeTocquevie, lord Raglan Aaron
Burr and Tom Moore and the mother OF the lamented
Thackeray. Troy Times.
NOVEL IsDlcTMENT.-The grand jury Of Kentucky
county, KY, lately reported three true bills Of indict
ment against the city of Coyngton, charging it viii
being common nuisance.
CoSsIsTEScY.-Reverdy Johnson who argued s,
ably, few weeks since, before the supreme cour
against the oath voted for it in the United State
senate This i one Of the beauties Of the profession
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ENGLISH WILLS-Iu England, if you give a Icgscr
By your will, aud you intend the egatee to have the
fall amolnt named, you should direct it TO be maid
free Of legacy duty or the legatee will have 10 Day
the duty, which varies from one to six per cent c
cording to the relationship between him and von aud
ton per cent. it no relationship at all exists II you
gofngto leave married daughter and her husband
legacy Sithout any restriction YOU should ber1aath
tle legacy 20 the daughter who will pay one ner cent
Guty, and not to her husband, who is stranger ti
boOd, and will have to pay ten per cent
In Mr.. ArkWrights will was this clause 81 give
the sum Of one million to my son-n-aw, sir II Wig.
ram" th3 legatee had to pay ten per cent. or one
hundred thousand pounds legacy duty If tn. money
had been to the tesator's daughter whom he really
Intended II to benefit, the duty would only have been
one per cent, or ten thousand pounds; thus lie eu0r
nous sum OF ninety thousand pounds was literally
thrown away The shortest will you can make is
when you give all your property to one person as
fellows: The will Of John Brown. give all my
property 70 my wife and executrix Jane Short Lon.
dDn July Z, 1866" The will is then signed ana at,
nfssed, Al We have already pointed out. yoG- ei.s
PAYS no legacy duty.
Should you get married after making your win. Won
must make another, for marriage alone now rey3aes
WILL although formerly the additional circumstance of
t5e birth OF child was also requisite Hence IL is
uFual for man to execute his marriage setaameus
just before his entry into the church. and bis will as
soon as the matrimonial knot is tied so5H as bg
wedding breakfast is safely over. You NAV revoke
your viii by burning tearing it but not by drawing
your pen through it, unless the cancellation is v.,,
messed and attested in precisely the same way as in
making viii.
Some people omit to make their wills, merely bo-
cause the law would divide their property among leir
relations in precisely the same manner as the7 would
had they made Wills but this single fact seems to bo
generally ignored, that if you die utesa.e your
estate pa5s one-hrd more probate duty than would
had you left will; notwithstanding this out Of .hs
thirty or forty thousand people of property who dis
every year nearly third die intestate, and eers Of
| a administration are alcen ni.t
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-21

BRMNs.-Unti lately it was supposed that the rca-
tive weight Of the brain compared with the body,
was greater in man than in any Of the lower animals.
but alas for poor human nature it is now known that
some of the smaller South American monkeys have,
larger share of brain than noble
selves On the other hand, however carries (ab
soIutey) more weight in his cranium than any other
breathing creature except the elephant and the whao.
As ruie the human brain increases in grayty-specis
gravity we mean Of course-up to the twentieth
twentyrst year. and from the cage of discretion till
the for5eth year usually remains in StatH quo After
forty, the organ in most begins to wilt. It
tnues to decrease in volume rapidly we grow
older, and in those who unhappy enough to reach
the seventh stage of second chdishness and mera
oblivion, there is nothing Of it left worth mentioning
AS proof that the weight of the encephalic de-
ernines to considerable extent the amount of intel
ecua power it may be stated that when the former s
less than thrtytgo ounces-fotty-nne ounces for tho
male and oryfour for the female brain is the average
--idiocy partial imbecity invariably accompanies
the defect The heaviest brain on record is that Of
Cuvier the great naturalist, which pulled down sixty
four OuI.ces.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-21

There Is an exhibition at Cairo, where visitors can
heaven, he'll chaos and paradise. Reserved saats
fifty cents Cheap that. Natehez Courier
Out this way it costs at least five dollar4 e pet
drunk enough get through that programnIs IS tlg
as chaos, Beyond that we never get
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-21
JEREMIAH Nj. WARDWELL,
IMPORTER OF HARDWARE
AND
OMMISsTON MERC ANT,

S0 JORn street, new AOlhs
BTAVTNG been engaged in the Hardware business
IL for more than thrty-fve years, Mr. Wardwe
offers his services to his friends in Texas and other
Southern States purchase for them their goods and
dispose of any article Of Produce they may ship him.
All orders will receive his prompt attention
All Cotton other Produce shipped to his address,
will be covered by open policies Of insurance.
Ligon Esq. octlo-ly
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-21

PERKINS co. respectfully solicit the patronage Of
their former correspondents and their friends generally,
for Mr. s. NJ SWENS0N, who continues the General
Commission business at their Old Once assisted Dy lae
undersigned anG others formerly connected with the
bonss ". M. PERKINS,
d. S. kEI3NION.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-21
NQ so
X A ~ 9

A BEAUTIFUL EMpREss--The empress q Austria IS
said to be Of the most beautiful O Sne ttaSs'es
of Europe and from description woui1 eeFlaiy seem
10 be a very charming woman. She 2 ,a" 5teHI.1r
large Impid blue eyes, and an amazing hega Oh ASus
hair, which she wears in eight massive btaIds, wound
round and round her head forming Ga8hiueehs 1ta-
dem Of hair such very few women co9la mateh rom
their own resources. Sac SPEAKS al' Sie PtuGP''
tongues of Europe and is particularly iona Oh the LhG-
lish language which she speaks perfectly as II "
we're her native dialect She is an excellent muslca
paints and draws extremely well, and IS one oil the
bodest and most skillful horsewomen Of Austria She
possesses stud of very valuable horses, ana pack OF
splendid hounds; and she is said to take the "aFmcS
interest in the racing and hunting of all Europe, aud
to know by heart the names Of the heroes OF the tur
biped and quadruped of all the countries OF Europe
In addition all these attractions she IS SAID to have
remarkably good temper.
MENTAL AcTIvIrY DURING SLEEP.-An officer in the
Ious5urg expedition in 757 was easily imbued with
thoughts during sleep by whisper, that his brother
officers we're went to themselves III THIS way a.
his expense. They could produce in him any KIND OF
dreams, followed by bodily movements or actions, by
whispering into his ear especially this was done Dy
a friend with whose voice he familiar. On one oc
casion they conducted him through the whole progress
of quarrel which ended in due and when the par
ties supposed to have met, pistol was put mo
his hand which he fired, and he was awakened by the
cport.
On another occasion this same officer found
asleep on the top of locker, or bunker, in the cabin
His companions resolved to lead him into the belief
that he lad fallen overheard and then exhorted himto
save himsclfby swimming. lie Immediately initiated
all the motions Of swimming. They then tod him
that a shark was pursuing him, and entreated him to
dive for his life lie instantly threw himself off the
locker in diving fashion, with such force as to bruise
himself on the floor This, Of course awakened him,
On third OCCASION after the landing of the troops at
Louisburg, his companions found him asleep in Lis
tent and evidently much annoyed by the cannonadng.
They then made him believe he engaged in action
when he expressed great fear and showed evident dis
position to away Against this they demonstrated
but at the same time increased bis fear by initiating
the groaus of the wounded aud dying; and when hs
asked he often did, who had faen they named lis
particular friends AT last, they told him that the
next to himself had fallen, whereupon he instantly
sprang up, rushed out of his tent and reused
from his danger and his dream together, by falling
over the tent ropes.
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Thoughts on the Times.


President Johnson is still following
the tailoring business.
The radicals still call it Tylering bu-
siness)-
But that don't make any difference.
He is giving Sumner and Steven
fits" and
Is making "breeches" in the Republi-
can party.
1t don't suit" them bit.
He has "sewed" up Forney.
The tailor's goose" has turned out to
be dead duck
Andy don't like patchwork
Otherwise called Commandments"
The Republicans will have enough to
do mending their ruptured party, with
out troubling the Constitution.
The radicals don't like the spirit Of
Johnson's speech.
They say it IS the spirit of Rye.
We should think 50, from the way it
riled them.
The Republicans now spell the name
of the past month Feb-rue-ary.
They rue the Presidents speech.
We don't blame them.
1t was very rude toward them.
The freedmen's bureau" was to have
been composed Of many drawers =
from the public treasury.
1t was fitting that it should be brought
to close (clothes)
In view Of his many letters, Gov. Cox
may be said to be all write.
From the way the radicals pitch in
to" his last epistle--
1t might he called a letter de cachet.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-04

&ERToUs Provision IN A DEED
but the LIST of January German pur-
A#ed from Burt & Jamison, trustees OF
David Goodfellow, lot of ground
Af the Slx-mile House A day or two
" be was about to sell the lot to a
bred gentleman, when ON examining
Deed he found provision that the
Mhnd should never be sold or rented to
hmbler, beer-house keeper, negro,
for any other nuisance !" Mr.. Good.
Cw seems to have been found on the
Use. ST, Louis Democrat.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-04
HODGE s. JONES
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, !
III Cor-RT OF ERRORS AND APPEALS.
January Special Term, 1866, WedHesdo
February, 2Sth, 1866.

January Special Term, 1866, Wednesday
february, 2Sat, 1866.
Ordered; that at the next April term of
this court, the docket of the first District
shall be taken up on the third Monday OF
April, and the cases thereon shall be heard
until the 18th day of May. That the docket
of the third District shall be taken up on the
second Monday of May, being the 18th day
of said month, and the cases thereon heard
until the End day of June. That the docket
of the second District shall be taken up on
the first Monday of June, being the 4th day
of that month, and the cases thereon heard
until the business of that docket is disposed
of
A true copy from the minutes
Attest, SAML L1f1NUo1ON,
! March4d32t CAefA'
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-04
ding past Smiths house one morn

at Ri1iug past Smiths house one morn
i1-. az. Mr.. Jones remarked, Il say, neigh
= 40 Smith. yonder's place where you
MaM have Gshpond, if you wanted to,
,Iso Smith instantly retorted, But
-. Load want to-" well, returned Jones,
In Prp idn't say you did buff you did
Is c. lsere's no if about it" shouted Smith,
.,aIF I'D don't want to-" In this style the
:. 6n&oversy ragged tor half an hour, when
a. . two neighbors separated, vowing
alsi m II to speak to each other again. They
r. l their resolutions for ten years but
81, by the intercession of mutual
aIl shds, they were brought together ami
Ahs. After shaking hands and making
np. And exchanging the compliments OF
Pr the eason, Mr.. Jones observed, But, /
Smith, really don't see how you
,,ipp couB have misunderstood me. / didn't
4 s. that you wanted hshpond. Al
sss thatl said was, that if you did want
d But l didn't want it, inter
20 rnpsed Smith, growing very red IN the
q aNaE and at it the two neighbors wen
Of, aeain, hammer and tougs, refusing to b
s rs reephciled, and becoming more bite
Is Hf16Inies than ever.
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g. n. MORRISON,
WHOLESALE DRUGGIST
AND DEALER IN
Patent Medicines, Etc, Etc,
No. IL, Magazine street,
NEW ORLEANS

No. IL, haEaZine street,
NEW ORLEANS.
Has on hand large and select stock of DRUGS
and MEDICINES, which are offered for sale at
prices in accordance with Northern quotations add
ING a small advance on cost of same, in quantities
to suit the wants of purchasers.
Commission Merchants Planters and Druggists
can rely upon getting their goods put up with care
and dispatch.
The following articles embrace a small portion of
nv stock on hand ald to arrive
1000 ounces French and American Quinine
600 lbs Cal0nel-American and English.
$50 ounces SIlphate Morphine.
1900 lbs Retired Camphor.
$50 lbs Powdered IpeCac.
80 lbs IpecaC Root
800 lbs ChlorofoTm-l 10 bottles.
$50 ounces Nitrate Silver.
l25 lbs Iodde Potass.
800 lbs Sweet Spirits Nitre.
10 bbls Castor Oil.
so bbls Flax Seed-whole and ground.
20 bbls EPSON Salts.
500 lbs Indigo.
5000 lbs Gum Arabic-tine and sorts.
1000 lbs IartariC Acid.
2G00 lbs Arrow Root-Amr and bermuda
30 Boxes CASTLE Soap.
PATENT MEDICINES, Etc,
80 Gross vermifuge.
; Gross Browns Troches.
| 5GEoss Bryaus Waters
| 80 Gross Pills-Ayer's, Brandeth,s etc.
| 90 Doz, Morrison Invigorating Bitters.
| p Doz. Red Jacket Bitters
| 80 boz. Hostetter's BitteTs
| ; Gross SOZodont.
| ; Gross Morrisons Pectoral Syrup.
| ; Gross Ayers Cherry Pectoral
| 80 boz. MOrrison's Sarsparilla-
| 80 boz Bulls Sarsaparilla.
| 800 Doz. Scotch and MaccabOy Snuff
so boz. Cod Livor Oil
| Also a fine assortment of PeTfumery, Pure Bran
dy and Wines, for sale by
| G. y. MORRISON
| march l3d3m u Magazine Street
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AID DUMB EDUCATED.
INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND DUMB,

INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND DUNE
jackson, Miss Nov -, 1865.
,Y,14F Trustees of this Institution hereby give
Notice that, pursuant to An Act OF the Legisla-
tTre they have made arrangements WHEREBY, . the
louisiana Institute for the Deaf, Dumb ana b4lnu
icsted AZ Ration Rouge Louisiana, viii receive ana
educate the Deaf and Dumb of Mississippi antii
other arrangements can be- MADE Saa Ausats so
endowed by the State is located in healthy region
and possesses large and commodions building pre-,
pared for the immediate reception OF pupils nue. =
the mana cement of efficient corps OF teachers ~
viii possess every facility for the education OF
mntes. including instruction in trades; "a.
The State of Mississippi has provided the funoS
necessary for the free education of the Dear and
Dumb. ,.,, -
The parents and friends OF the mute chlldreh o.
tbs state are earnestly invited TO send them imme
dately TO the Institute at Baton Rouge; where they
will be carefully nurtured and educated at the e1
pense of their State.
Address j. D. O'ConneH, Secretary, or A & Mar
| TIA Superintendent at Baton Rouge or the under
| signed at this place. ,r-r
April Idtf Prest board trustees
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If was founded in Is32-has a Charte from the
state as permanent Institution under the direction
of Board of Trustees appointed by the Legislature,
and is authorized to confer degrees, diplomas etc