The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-04-24
Miscellaneous Items.

/ Domingo and Mexico, and no doubt pay we'll
Mr.. Cyrus W. Field has suddenly turned up in New
York. It is not known whether he came over by the
cable the mammoth ship.
masked ball proprietor at Vienna has organised O.
lottery, whose capital prize is month in Paris during
the Exhibition, all expenses paid.
| The King of Prussiathas handed Bismarck $3.50 600
as his share of the Austrian punder The pluckv
premier should have had the lions share.
The exports from England to the United States last
| year amounted in value to twenty eight millions OF
| pounds ~sterling--seven million pounds worth more
| than in 1865.
| THREE OF THEu-A Utica New York; paper says
that during the ftfal period of her life, ended
woman in that city had been married three times and
! each successive husband was named Tompkins.
There was report in Washington on the 9th which
seemed have foundation, that friends Of John
H. Surrat are trying to make arrangements Tor Gen.
Buffers services in the coming trial.
There is some discussion On the best mode OF Ten-
ating the National Capitol We would suggest whether
it cannot be better done by the people at the poIs
than in any other way tNe"pufEPorC he'alu'
! Crders have been received from Washington to fit
ont the United States storeship Relief Immediately.
She is to carry cargo of and other provisions to
the suffering poor OF the South
| i New York paper says Barnum II. IT, appeared
at his BARRIERS to-day for the first time since several
DAYS before the Connecticut election he requested
to be Shaved merely as he considered himself thor
oughly lathered
It is given out that soon after the adjournment of
the Senate. say next week, the President will visit
New York for about week, and will be the guest OF
private citizen. He intends to have nothing to say
or do with politics. and will not make speech under
any consideration
| NEW LorrERY-A paper, amonga miscellaneous
collection of paragraphs under title OF Things in
Generaln publishes the following "a lottery ad
vertised in Delaware for the purpose OF drawing com
Portable berths in burying ground"
| The Cunard steamer Russia launched few days
ago measures 314l tons The hull is chain-riveted
Throughout and there eig ht waterght bulkheads,
with doors which can be opened and shut from the
spar deck The same builders have on hand another
large steamer Uhe Sumatra) for the Cunard Company.
The aggregate increase of the population of the
United States by immigration during the last year is
233,418. Of these 2l5,92S are from Germany and
the British Ises-l05,716 being Germans, 6S,047
Irish, 1874 English 1879 Scoteh-representing at a
moderate average an actual accession of wealth to the
country of Sl07, 900.
All Fools Day has its advantages. gentleman in
Portland lost an envelope the street, containing
three hundred dollars, the lst inst Several per-
sons passing kicked it and pokedit but not one lifted
it until boy came along took it up and developed its
contents, which were returned to the owner.
If the mileage question is not changed the delegate
to Congress from the wyacqured Russian Territory
will be entitled $40 900, which added to his salary
| would make his compensation equal to that of the
President of the United States. 1t is generally be-
licved that this will make politics among the Esqui-
maux very lively business.
EXCURSION TO THE Holy LAsD.-The sde-whesl5
steamer Quaker City has been chosen as the vessel IN
which Gen. Sherman, Henry Ward Beecher and otheTs
are visit the Mediterranean, route to the Holy
Land, during the coming summer. The New York
Herald thinks the of the vessel is peculiarly
proprate suggesting, as does, the idea OF brothery
love- sanctty and mixed conventions.
l. At Augusta Arkansas few days ago, Mr.. Gregory,
into alt
game at cards with DR.. Cameron, in the course of
which the latter drew pistol and shot the former in
the hip Mr. Gregory being in liquor, as indeed both
were tainted him for not shooting better than that.
DR. Cameron fred again, shooting him this time in the
breast Mr. Gregory placed his hand upon his pistol,
and taking deliberate aim at the Doctor, shot hia
through the heart Both fell dead together.
A white man and colored maiden whom the au,
horities of Of the interior parishes refused oon
in matlmony, have appealed to Gov. Wells for re-
dress in the matter. The Governor has turned them
over the attentions Of Attorney General Lynch
| the highest law officer in the State.
Mr. Barnuns "unrivalled" collection of curiosties
is soon receive interesting addition BY way Of
inhcting permanent and pleasing retaliation, he has
ordered series of figures Illustrating strikingn
incidents in the life of the editor of the Herald who
thus takes a place among the g moral monsters Of
the museum, and becomes a companion to thelearned
seal and boa constructor.
Not long SINCE an American artist wrote to Mr.
Ruskn for advice upon the subject Of art In reply
he said: The barbarous manner in which the people
of the North had conducted the upon the Southern
people and their patriarchal Institutions had utterly
destroyed his interest in American art. True art, in
fact, could not flourish among people depraved;
and he, therefore, advised his friend to abandon all
effort to tread the true path in art and to conne him
self to painting such pictures suited to the
degraded taste Of the North Americans.
Admiral Farragut G5 years aUti months old
January l, 1867; he entered the navy a midship-
man December TO- 1916. Vice Admiral Porter
SO years and months old January be entered the
navy in 1929 OF the rearadmirals on the active list
at the present time, GoldshoroGgh is 81; Fl. Fl. Bell,
! 6l&; Palmer, Sc; Craven 58 Davis, so; Thatcher,
604; Radford, 81 Dahlgren, 81; Gordon, "a Rowan,
IS. Of the twenty-five commodores the active list
the oldestis 81 and the youngest 53 years old OF
the ninety commanders the active list, the odesis
over 40 and the youngest 81 years old The ages
of the hundred and sixty-tive lieutenant comman-
ders range from Al to % years. Retired Rear-Adm-
raj Charles Stewart has been over sixtynine years in
the service, ard Rear Admiral Soat sixty-seven.
DISTRIBUTION OF TRooPs THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA,
The following special Order issued by General Joseph
A Mower, commanding the district of Louisiana,
lates to the distribution of United States troops
throughout the State:
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT, .
New Orleans, La, April H. 1867.
l. Company G, 10th U. S. Infantry, stationed
Madison parish the commanding officer will be pre-
prepared to send detachment to the county-seat Of
Carroll parish.
Company X, 26th u S. Infantry, now stationed at
Alexandria, La, will proceed to St. Joseph, Tensas
parish tue commanding officer will be prepared to-
send detachments to the county-seats of Concordis
and Catahoula parishes.
The commanding officer at Shreveport La, will be
prepared to send detachmens to the couny-seats Of
Bossier and DeSoto parishes.
The commanding officer at Alexandria, Louisiana
will be prepared to send detachments to the county
seats Of Sabine, Natchitoches and Avoyes parishes
The commanding officer at Baton Rouge, La will be
prepared to send detachmens from the Goth U. S In
fantry to the couny-seats of the parishes of West
Baton Rouge Point Coupee, Ibervlle, West Feliciana
and East Felcana.
Companies F and l. goth o. s Infantry, viii pro-
coed to Monroe, Ouachita parish; the commanding
Officer will be prepared to send attachments to the
county of Union, Morehouse Jackson and Cald-
well parishes.
One company of the seth .. S. Infantry, to be
designated by the regmental commander will proceed
Brashear City Terrebonne parish, and be prepared
to send detacments to the eountyseat Of Laloufchs