The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-06-12


ENGLISH PIcKpocKETs IN PAR1s-The Paris CORE
spondent of London journal gives the following ac
count of the in which of his ght-fngered
compatriots are ''doing" the Exposition:
| have said that the Partisan journals complain of
the multitude of pickpockets," wea of the pau
city of cabs; and refer to this subject mainly be-
cause these pickpockets" nearly always said to be
English. The Partisan complains rather dolefuy that
bis capital is given upt the foreigner. The foreigner
complains that he finds the Partisan rather extoron-
ate, and the Partisan complains that the foreigner
comes to him too frequently in the gnise of an Eng
lsh pckpocket-to steal his watch, his coat, his
brcla, and ell that is his: The English word pick
pocket" has been natuFalised in France as long ago
were the rejingote' and the "bouledogue.' And
the ridng-coat and the bulldog denoted peculiarly
English Institutions so the pickpocket is supposed to
be Fnglished in reality as well as in name. The jour
nails here full of the wonderful feats of these pick
pockets; and in the clubs any other society where
familiarities allowed, Englishman gets little
banterng on their account. Perfdious Albion What
be expected from perfdious Albion but that she
should be the mother of pckpockets? If Paris com
plains, Paris also admres One of the piekpockets,
having stolen watch in cafe on the bouevards, was
good enough take the works out of the and to
return them to the pockets of the owner who over
whelmed with wonder at such audaclty has written
little essay the subject. But query-are these
thieves really English? most unmistakable French
one came to Mr. Hancock's stall on Saturday and at
tempted feat which was a source of merriment to
those who witnessed it. On the top of glass of
jewery which served for counter there seems to
have been lying very careessy strewn about several
exceedingly precious diamonds and other stones.
They really adhere to the undersurface of the glass
They are finely that by pressure the air is
excluded from the surface of the stones in contact with
the glass; and in this way they adhere But they
to be lying outside. A very gaily dressed French
woman, seeing that nobody was watching them, COW
cred them with her handkerchief and attempted to
sweep them away, while at the moment she ad-
dressed her inquiries to another part of the stand
where some of Mr. Hancock's most brilliant produc-
tions are displayed. Frenchmen will probably say
that she could not have been English or she would
have managed better.
The ALBERT PEARcE DIsAs1ER.-Ye sterday we mem
toned the loss of the steamer Albert Pearce near
Lake Providence, furnishing few particulars of the
disaster. Since then we have been able to obtain
few additional facts. The Albert Pearce left St. Louis
for New Orleans tie 18th, and at the time Of the
disaster had board about $50 Of freight Sun
day night quite stormy and the roughness of the
river compelled the officers to land the boat several
times. At o'clock landing was made at Duncan's,
four miles above Lake Providence, on the Mississippi
side, and some freight put ashore.
At o'clock in the morning, while still at the land
ing, fire was discovered by the Waterman on the lar
board side, near the washhouse 1t is supposed to
have igpited from lamp. The flames spread with
great rapidity. The alarm imme diaely given to
the passengers, and in few moments all were ashore.
Every effort made to the boat, but the fire
had attained too great Roadway to be extinguished
Her freight consisted of about 5000 sacks corn 100
barrels pork rec barrels meal and flour, and other
miscellaneous freight Her books and papers were
all lost. About 5000 saved from the safe. Capt
Ashford and the came up on the Mississippi, and
protest was entered in this CITY,
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