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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

JEFFERSON DAVIS AND HIS TRIAL.-A Richmond
correspondent of the New York Tribune writes:
From authentic source have reason to state that
Jefferson Davis will be tried at the November term of
the United States Circuit Court here, and that he will
be forthcoming at that time. The counsel for the de-
fense will declare themselves ready for trial. The
court will signify its assent in the manner The
Government will ask for time under the pfetenSe of
being rnprepared-a shift to get out of the trial The
cour viii then say it will be in session for consider
able neriod. which will afford TIE Government ample
time to prepare and if its representatives fail to pros
ecute the prisoner before TIE term of the court ex-
pires it will in that case probably declare the prisoner
discharged, in the absence Of the prosecution. Such
will most probably be the programme OF the long eA
peced Davis trial. and such the upshot OF it IN case OF
the failure of the Government to suhstantiate lis
charges. The country will then be rid Of a serious
incumhrance,
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

TELEGRAPHIC ABsURDITiEs.-Of all the telegraphic
absurdities we have met with amusing than
that of the man in the South Of France who received
a letter from his in the army before Sebastopol,
begging his father to send him pair of shoes,
and five franc piece The old man was very willing
to comply with his request, but having reader
of forwarding the articles than by the telegraph
which passed within half mile of his house, he pro-
cured the shoes and hung them the wire, with the
money inside A laborer returning hon1eward, seeing
the shoes dangling the wires, took them down, and
finding they fitted him, carried them off leaving his
old ones in their place. In the evening the farmer
came out to see how the wires had performed their
work, and delighted at the result 'My poor son,
said he, has not only received the shoes sent him
but has already returned the old ones"
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

TIE ISp1ASs-Gen Hancock, in his testimony be
fore the Indian commission, is very decided i'll his
opinion that serious war exists, and declares
his belief that, if the troops Withdrawn, not IL
white man would ren7aia in Colorado, and the great
highways to the Pacific would be closed. The Indi
ans, he says amply provided with the best mod
ern weapons, even making use Of field glasses. The
expenses OF the department have thus far Deen sub
stantallv those Of peace establishment He places
the number Of hostile Indians engaged between the
Arkansas and the Platte at thousand FIVE hundred
or two thousand
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

TINES CuANcEs-7Airty -Four Years Ayo-ln a
most impressive sermon at the Methodist Church, IN
this town, on Sunday last from venerable friend,
Rev. Thos Ford, he stated that thirtyfour years ago
last June S33) he organised the first religious So
cety organised in RaymoDd-the Methodist Church.
There was then no church building in the town, and
the house now known as the "old brick academy
near the graveyardI was used for the occasion Mr..
Fords congregr alton Sunday very large one,
embracing very nearly our entire church-going com
munity Still he truthtuy said: "Thefe Is nos per
son here present to-day who was present when or
gansed the first religious society in Raymond thirty
four years ago" We presume the speaker might
with perfect proprety have gone step further and
announced that, with one solitary exception, (such is
the case, we believe, the entire population of Ray
mond in 1888 has passed away-gone!
1RaFmHnd Miss Gazette.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

HARD QUEsr1oNs.-An exchange puts the following
questions, which We leave for some Of readers to
answer:
washerwomen, and always behind with their land
lord can play billiards night and day, and always
ready fvra game of poker seven up? ..
Can any one tell how men live and support their
families who have no income and do no work while
Others who industrious and constantly employed
half starve?
Can any one tell how it is that man who is too
poor 10 pay for newspaper is able to pay dollar or
two week for tobacco whiskey Or cigars?
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

Gen. Alcorn is stumping about Mississippi mot on
wooden leg after the manner of Hon. G. Archie
johnson, bat making speeches. The Columbus Index
does not profess know much Of Alcorn, and there
fore quotes from an exchange the following aniable
reference to him:
With an amount of vanity that surpasses all haman
eonception-ignora1lce that would disgrace boy ten
years old pornposty that sames the widest caricaure
and an amount of maIignity and vindietiveness that
would do no discredit to Edwin N. Stanton Or Jos
Holt, Jas T. Alcorn stands without rival or peer
Stamped by nature parvenue, marked by fortune
as snob with all the characteristics Of an ignoranns-
with ignorance pomposty and conceit oozing from
every pore in his body, in evil hour the Senator
thought he was cut originally for great man. ane
at euce began to play the role
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

CARBoL1C ACID.--Of this acid exchange says,
we may trust it to destroy almost all kinds of ami
macues and insects, when applied in the form of va
por 1t is not strong enough however, in this form,
to act njurously animals larger than mice. Flies
and mosquitoes have intense aversion to the Fapor
of carbolc acid, fact which thrifty house will
probably not forget. small quantity exposed to the
air in a cup will keep room entirely free from these
little household pests It also banishes coekroaches,
bed bugs, ants and vermn of all kiods, me'ely by
making weak solution Of the carbolc acid in water
and Washing infested places
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02
800 Ids Pdsseu d" -SoHe:
Raymond (Miss.) Gazette.

THE LIFE OF A NEWSPAPER MAN.-For She iuforraa-
ton Of those individuals who fooliShly imagine that
the life Of newspaper man is paradise on earth, and
is fraught with untold pleasures and privileges, we
give the following sketch of the duties of this unfor
tunate individual, concerning whom such wrong i'm
preston exists. It is taken from Mr.. Hunts volume
on the Fourth Estate"
1.-THE man who once becomes journalist must
almost bid farewell to mental rest mental leisure.
If he fulfs his duties truthuly his attention must be
whole mind must be devoted to the instant examlna-
ton and discussion, and record of current events He
has little time for literary dleness with such literary
abors on his shoulders. He has no days to spend on
catalogues, or in the dreamy dscursiFe researches III
public libraries. He has no months to devote to the
exhaustion of any one theme. What he has to dea
with must be taken up at moments notice, be ex
ARMED tested and dismissed at once and thus his
mind kept occupied with the mental necessity
of the worlds passing hour"
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

Is Wilkes B0oTH ALIvE?-We have placed but
little reliance in the statements that have been pub
lished, alleging that Wilkea Booth WAS not killed as
has been generally supposed, but is yet living The
testimony that is accumulating, we must confess is
startling A letter in the Louisville Journal written
from Bombay, British India; and dated the soth of
May, states that Captain W. Martin Tobert had made
another bet upon it, and had won the money. The
stakes this time $4,000, the party stipuating
that he must see Booth himself and converse with
him tnat be knew him perfectly WE'LL and could not
be deceived He takes trip to sea, and returns and
acknowledges that he had lost.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

THE EpIscoPAL1ANs ON DIvoRCE.--In the Episcopal
Diocesan Convention held in Chicago recently; reso-
luton adopted nstructng the deputies OF the do-
cese III the next general convention Ito procure by
general common law, with suitable qualification, a
prohibition of the use of the marriage service Of the
Church in cases where either party contemplating mar
rage shall have been previously divorced by the civil
law on grounds other than that of adultery" The
deputies are also Instructed procure rule of duty
to be followed by clergymen whose services are thus
applied for in asceraining the facts bearing On such
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

RlGHrEoUs VENGEANCE LONG DELAYED.-We find
the following story in the New York Evening Gazette
Baron Prangen colonel in the Austrian army in
lS49, and chief of the military police at Verona in
those days when Austria ruled Italy with rod of iron
He was exceedingly cruel, and occasion had
the young Countess Rovina stripped almost naked end
whipped numerically in the presence of crowd Of
soldiers, for alleged political ofense The Countess
was almost crazed with shame and Indignation at the
outrage. Her death and that of her husband soon
followed A young man lately met the Baron Pran-
gen at his country seat near Gratz in Austria. lie
nsulted him. received the desired challenge, and
chose Turkish sabres as his weapons. When the duel
came off the young announced himself the
son of the Countess Royna, aud hacked the Austrian
to pieces.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

\ New SrYLE-We see by the following extract
from letter written by an american gentleman, So
journing in Paris to friend of his, that new style
of dress has made its appearance, which would be
sorry to see adopted by the ladies in our midst
Paris has gone mad on the subject of low .neckcd
dresses. They are getting and more deeo1iets,
and the leaders of the ton are appearing without an
bodice at ALL merely using band like that by
infants which has the advantage of covering up moth
ing in front, and being regardless of everything be-
hind. 1t requires tact, however, to keep it One
lady, with no sleeves at ALL in Paris and only
row gold cord in the excitement of the dance, broke
the cord, and everything carse down by the Are
we coming to this.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

The Brazos Signal says thst Captain Rock, Freed
mems Bureau agent at Richmond, Fexas, had dim
Guilty with Sheriff Miles and threatened to procure his
removal The Sheriff replied that he would retailste
with personal ehastisement THE order for removal
came shortly afterward and Sheriff Miles inflicted upon
CAPTAIN Rock sound drubbing with his fists and the
toe of bis boot The bellisereut Sheriff was arrested
gave bond for bis appearance, and-didnt appear
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

The New Orleans Bee says the mistress of an Officer
of the army, sadso be in high command has, accord
ing to the authority Of the Times, run up millinery
bills in that city his charge, while absent in Wash
ton, to the extent Of Went-fve thousand dollars The
officer denies all responsibility in the matter, and
there may vet be deectable expose of the sffr,
the uodtste it is said, threatens suit fo her demands
The mistress seems to have assumed more freedom
than a spouse and to have been regarded by her
dunes as the officers lawful wife, These are fast times
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

THE BEST JOKE OF THE SEAsoS.-The Democratic
State Convention of Iowa. in session at Des Moines,
recently, adopted the following resolution 49,,
"ResoIyed, That the maintenance nvioate of the
rights of the States and especially the right of each
State to order and control its domestic institu-
tons according to its Judgment exclusively, is
tial to that balance of power which the perfection
and endurance of our political fabric depends"
| This resolution has been pounced upon and de-
nouEced by Republican Journals the declaration Of
''copperheads, !" "rebe sympathsers, ETC.. etc. The
fun Of the thing is that the resolution is taken, word
for word, from the Republican platform of 1850, upon
which Lincoln was elected President
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

CoTTos.-The New Orleans Bee remarks in its
"Annual Statement that many of the most intelligent
factors there who predicted that the cotton crop Of
1867 would not go above 800, 900 bales, still claim
that they were right and that the in the total
receipts over their estimate must be ascrlbed 70 ths
quantity Of old crop remaining in the country
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

What Andrew Jackson said, years ago, may BE serl-
ously pondefed as words of truth and soberness:
Ny experience in public concerns and the observa-
ons Of life somewhat advanced, confirm the opinions
long since imbbed BY me, that the destruction Of our
State governments or the annihation of their con
troll over the local concerns of the people, would lead
directly 20 revolution and anarchy, and finally to des-
potism aud military domination.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

The following is list Of prices paid by Mr. Robert
Bonner for bis celebrated horses: Dexter, 10000;
Poeahontas S35, 600; Auburn horse, sl3 600; Peer
less 5000; FIatbush Maid $4,000; Lantern, $4,000 !;
Lady Palmer, 5000. Total, sI1s,ooo.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02
The Old Malicious Scandal about the Queen
AID JOHN BROWN.

You have already received notice of the Queens
book 1.-THE Early Days of Prince Albert The
volume is merclessly rdiealed here and has revived
all the old scandals against Her Majesty. Much ex-
element has been caused by the appearance in new
satirical weekly called the 1onaakauk of large pic
ture called "a Brown Study" John Brown the
Queens avore ge, Scotch servant, is represented
standing where Prince Albert used to stand, the
left of the One hand rests upon the crown, the
other holds short pipe. AT his feet is tlie British
on looking up to him most meekly and lovingly
The drawing is by an artist named NeNorgan, now
scene painter at the Covent Garden, and it is ad
mrably done that those who detest its spirit cannot
but praise its artistic beauty.
1t is said that the Prince of Wales went down to
Osborn Oh the day the Tomahawk APPEARED, in order
induce his royal mother dismiss Brown. Sipila
attempts by Earl Berby and the Duke of Cambridge
lave failed and these authorities currently report
ed to have negatived the contemplated review
Hyde Park during last month, because they
afraid that the people would hiss the Queen if she
appeared III public again with John Brown, and sh0
refused to appear without him.
The Queen declares that Brown was the favorite
servant of Prince albert, and that she will not dis
pepse with his services. She therefore allows him to
adjust her cloak for her, and to drive behind her in
her carriage, and has had him painted holding her
horse IN Lancasers picture of The Widowed Queen"
The matter has assumed delicate phase. To
dismiss Brown would be to recognise the scandal to
retain him will certainly increase it.. What wilt be
the upshot nobody can predict but things have come
to pretty pass if queen cannot choose her own at
tendants
have the best authority for saying that her Maes
ty is kept constantly on the move, travelling from
castle to another by the advice ef her medical attend
ants who fear outbreak of hereditary insanity and
know that her ahdcaton would be hailed with de-
light by majority Of all classes of her subjects Roy
atty in Europe is at great discount now. Tie real
soveregns Ike Derby and Disraeli, and Bismark and
Won Deust, are nc longer Bothered with crowns and
purple robes. London cor. n Y. Herald.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02
Another Office Tenure Law Difficulty.

We COPY as follows from the Washington CORE
spondence Of the New York Tribune of the 18th in-
slant:
Another difficulty arising out of the operations Of
the tenure Of office law has just been developed in the
Middle District of Tennessee Nashville Dstrict. The
District Attorney resigned, the resignation to take
effect on a certain day The Senate in the meantime
met and the President made haste to nominate sue
cessor; and in turn several bat none confirmed
The nomination of the first Successor CT COURSE oper
ated the incumbent, and the vacancy there
fore happened during the recess and the Senate ad-
ourned without filing It. Under these circumstances,
the Tenure of Office act declares that such office shall
remain in abeyance ETC., and the duties shall devolve
upon the person who by law performs them IN case OF
vacancy. But the office of District Attorney IS one
whose duties do not devolve by law upon any person
in case Of vacancy. The Secretary of the Treasury
informs the Attorney General that gross and extensive
frauds and crimes against the revenue laws are beng
committed in the middle district OF Tennessee, and
from other sources evidence come up that the crim
nal laws of the United States being extensively VI
olated. The courts do nothing without protect
ing officer and nobody can prosecute but a District
Attorney. General Grant also informs the Attorney
General that the government officers are vexed by
suits in the State courts for acts done in the line OF
their dutv who entitled have their acts carried
into the United States courts, but there is no District
Attorney to act for them. The question is now what
shall the President do For civil suits he might make
contracts with lawyers perhaps, to act for the United
States MS corporation, but the Uuited States is a
sovereign in the opinion of legal men, and can prose-
cute offenders against their laws only m the manner
pointed out by law. The manner pointed out by law
is through the District Attorneys and their deputies
On the other hand the Office Tenure act positively de-
clares that anybody who appoints Or accepts an ap-
pointment, makes out signs seals or accepts com
mission, or, in word, has anything whatever to do
with executing the laws of the United States, under
the circumstances Of this case shall be guilty OF
high msdemeanor and liable to fine and Imprisonment.
In Short if the President don't execute the laws he is
liable to grave charges, and if be does, by appointing
the proper agents to execute them, the office tenure
reaches him in with his appontee, the Secre-
tary Of State and everybody connected with the trans
action being liable to the penitentarv.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

eno0 GALLONS PETROLEUM. OIL.
nN CONSIGNMENT, 5000 gallons PETReLEu "
Tor Kerosene OIL, which we will sell at % cents
per gallon until further notice II IS the determnallon
IF the owner to sell it here Five Gents below New
orleans prices at all times It is well put up IN hve
gallon cans, two cans in case We solicit the atten
ton of merchants and consumers
mT29 6nl oaE'o q =, - -
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

A TERRIFIC FALL-A correspondent of the New
York Evening Post writing from the Alps, says
You VIII remember, doubtless, the attempt Of the
four Young Euglishmen-Lord Douglass, the Rev. Mr.
Hudson, Mr. Whymper, and Mr.. Hadow-whe, with
the guides Michael Cros and the two TangWalaers
had succeeded after almost incredible efforts, in put
ting their feet on the highest pinnacle. First among
men they had attained the unattainable, and
full of the consciousness of their triumph had already
begun their exultng descent But the mountain was
not to be defeated of its prey In fatal moment the
foot of Mr.. Hadow slipped, the rope, by which it is
customary lash the travellers such adventurous
expeditions together broke and three of the gentle
men, with the guide, Cros, fell the distance of four
thousand feet. They were, Of course, never seen
again indeed, so rapid the fall, so terrible the
conclusion on the ice crags below, that not wreck
not ve5tige of the unhappy victims was ever found
These awful abyssss Of ice had swallowed them up as
effectuay as the depths of the swallows its dead
1t was no doubt foolhardy attempt-as the event
proves-and unredeemed, like the efforts of an Agas
sis, Forbes and Tyndall, by scientific purposes
and yet it is not wholly ncxpcable There is an r-
rcsistible fascination in these mountainsoae that
grows upon you-one to which you yield to an over
powerng passior-and which, if it sometimes, like
certain desperate gaies bring DEATH brings also an
intense excitement of struggle in the pursuit, and an
exquisite rapturesin the event of success.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

The editor of country afternoon journal grumbles
as follows There is, however; great deal OF truth
in what he says:
There is species of bore known only to editors
and terror only to the editorial sanctum known as
the iniernal," )" who to capacity for writing unites
the most consuming desire to his weak efusons in
print He makes frequent calls upon the editor, whom
he intimates BY presenting formidable rolls of manu-
script at his head, with request-vcry much like a
demand-to peruse. He waylays him at night, after
the editor has closed his labors and is crawling wcari
ly homeward, and wants to know if he has read it..
He sits for hours on the editors doorstep of morn
ing for his victim arise eat his breakfast and come
out; and then fastening on his button hole he regales
him with recaptulation Of the points " in that little
matter left with you" during which he remembers a
little point but very Important which he had left out,
and requests the editor to be careful and be to
insert it before goes into the hands of the compost
tor: He sends private notes to the editor How
about the little affair of mine will it appear tomor
row." and ruIls IN to look it and make trtng
correction IF he worries into giving him room in
our columns to his communications his resources for
information become great ard he spreads over pages
of foolscap and of paper, which tue editor is
politely requested to lay before an eager public