The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-09-25
No. 8

NEW YORK, Sept 20.-Reports here CT trouble with
the Stonington Bank, of Connecticut Cashier miss
ing.
The Arizona brought 81, ,35l 900 from Panama on
the 18th.
4 A. Burton, late minister to Colombia, denies ne
gotiatng for the annexation of the sthmus to the
United States.
Two Americans we're killed and one badly wounded
on the Carthagena.
Nothing from South America
WAsH1SGTos, Sept 20.-Sherdan and Sickes
here. -s
| Cabinet meeting lasted two hours Grant was alb.
| sent.
! Brevet Lieut.. Col c. A. Reynolds G. M, assigned
to duty at Mobile. a.. .-.
| DR.. Luke Blackburn has left Canada fcr New ors-
ans under he amnesty.
| The Bureau of Indian Affairs has RECEIVED nothing
confrmatory of the extraordinary demands Of the In
dans the North Platte.
| The national council OF American mechanics
bles in Baltimore the 24th.
Hancock, Sickles and Sheridan dined together to-
day. Their presence creates little sensation.
A. T. Stewart is dead. He left seventy millions
| dollars.
! Gov. Fenton had prolonged interview with Grant
| to-day.
! CHArrAsooe4, Sept. 2o-The Crutchfied House
totally destroyed by fire at o'clock tonight. The
fire caused by the breaking of number of kero-
sene lamps in the oil room which waiter was carry.
ing The flames caught the oil in barrels, flashed W
and spread all over the house n ten minutes. Little
property saved except in the low stories The fire
originated il wooden addition, and ascended catch
ing the upper story of the brick Several narrow es-
capes but lives lost. No water near and no engine
! in town. Water applied through FIVE hundred
yards of hose from the fire engine Of the machine
shop Of the Memphis and Charleston railroad, but too
late to check the fire. Other houses dam
aged by sparks, but not seriously. Loss 100000
insured for $t5, 900 in the 1Ena Of Hartford Home.
New Haven and other companies. The wallis
nearly all down.
RALEIGH n. C, Sept, 20-Tbe Raleigh Register.
edited by Daniel R. Goodloe, the recognised organ ct
the Republican party Of this State, denoqnces the
cent Radical convention in bitter and seahing terms
and excommunicates Holden and his coadjutors. The
party is certainly hopeessy divided.
| The constitutional Union men hold au immense
mass meeting next Friday the 2Ttk. All the
Influential and prominent citizens have signed the
/ call.
New YoRE, Sept. 2O.-Arrived steamer Corsica,
from Nassau on the 10Th Australian news to August
| IS received via Panama 4 suitable reception will
| be given Prince Alfred. The country districts
recovering from the effects of the late floods Two
pilots and five of their drowned in at
tempt to board the ship during gale Gen. Latham,
the new American Consul, entered his duties at
Melbourne. Heavy gales the New Zealand coast
! done damage to the amount of $50, 900 sterling
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-The Tribune's dispatch
from the North Platte peace declared with the
BruIes OsaIlales and Sioux Indians. They receive
powder and Ball The Pawnees and Kellers left the
Omaha
HEARTS CONTENT, Sept 21-The cable of 1866 /.
repaired aud working we'll
WASHINGTON, Sept. Alt is urged upon Hancock
at headquarters that there i5 immediate necessity
| for hes presence in the Fifth District.
| The President expresses confidence that notwith-
standing appearances, the elections in the South will
occur simultaneously. ~
ST. LOUIS, Sept 21.-Omaha dispatches confirm
the peace with the bands mentioned.
Great fears entertained for the safety of parties
of engineers on the road between Fort Smith and
Virginia City The Indians have notified contractors
that the railroad shall not be built beyond Fort Hays.
Iahorers leaving. ~@s
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21.-Interments from yellow
fever for the twenty four hous ending O'Clock this
morning G4.
The Picavunc of to day says the disease is wider
spread and the number Of cases much greater than
during the epidemic of 1853, but owing to the milder
type of the disease, the mortality is comparatively
small.
A BLACK KING REJECTED SUlToR. - The Rich
mond Dispatch says;
TIE strange circumstance that the King of Abysai
MIA Theodore( had fallen in love with Queen Victoria
of England and demanded her hand in marriage after
the death of Prince Albert, became of much
more concern than if the ruler of any other savage
nation mad exhibited such absurd ambition. He
made his suit With great ardor; but tie estimable
Queen positively, yet in the language of diplomacy,
rejected the protfer of the royal negro He,
time had seized upon some English residents, and
Informed the Queen that he should hold them subject
to his own will and disposition until she relented.
The British government tried persuasion, offered
rresents-and then threats-to tue lbGra ton
of the Queens unfortunate subjects, to purpose
Notwithstanding the difficulties of reaching Abyssinia,
military expedition to punish the presumptuous At
rcan and lberatc the captses projected by the
British government the last means left them. But
the composition of this expedition the subject OF
much reflection to the great men of the war-whether
Egyptians Sepoys what other of soldiers
should be tried, was question under debate when
the las stated by Yesterday that in
slrrecton which had been on foot some months il
Abyssnia had at last made such headway that Thee
dore was separated from the British capt*es and
surrounded by n>urrectionists. This quite
lief but tie fate Of the 'captiVes is not yet clear
It is hoped they may escape. Their chance is decd
ly better
Theodore not only fails to get wife, But may lose
his kingdom. The story has all the appearance Of
romance but is painfully real to the "caPsve5.h The
noble traits of the African prince unfolding them
selves in honorable ambition to become the spouse
Of the greatest Of queens, and the crushed affections
Of his savage breast, would be themes Of incompars
be interest.
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