The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-02-27


the democratic bill in the House of Representatives
A third time the operation repeated, when the
congressman, Disguised, laid aside the gloves and
learned afterwards that Kerrigan's friend was Ned
Price, the celebrated boxer.
CAN WHITES WORK THE CoTroN FlE1D?-Sinca
the close Of the this question has been greatly dis
cussed, and the general opinion seemed to be that
whites could not stand labor in the cotton field on ac
count Of the heat. How true this may be we know
not but we have always been inclined to doubt it.
We believe that good, strong, white abong men can
stand as much work and heat as negroes They have
never been tried coton-feld hands and therefore
impossible unequivocaly to assert that they can
not. Nothing can be known but by experiment. OF
how many young men who had been raised in indul-
gence, case and atuence, was it predicted when they
LETT their homes six years ago to Join the army that
they would never return, that they would be unable to
stand the hardships priyations and exposure of army
life Yet many of them did stand it, and are now as
hale and hearty as they could wish to be. We think
when white labor has been tried and failed then and
not till then, can such assertions be made with any
Our confrere Of the Columbus (Ga) Sun styles the
idea that white people cannot labor in the cotton field
rs smp ridiculous and to substantive the assertion
relates the following:
A gentleman, whose veracity is unqucstioDed tells
rs that young ladies' not pampered daughters of fash
lon however but those, whO before the general run
were pretty we'll of, have made tire past season.
enc, two, three and four bales of cotton in region
not ten miles from Columbus. They never worked in
the field before, but last year, forced by the desire Of
an honorable independence, they did it successfully.
Mobile Tribune.
GEORGE PEABoDYs WEALrH.-Thc Washington Re
publican gratites general curousity which has been
excited by the princcy generosity of Mr. Peabody as
follows:
We learn that, in 1856, Mr. Peabody made will
which demonstrated that he was then worth about
45O, 900 sterling. We presume from the liberal
manner in which he scatters his charities that he has
not grown any poorer since If he had transacted
any business since that time, the simple interest on
such an enormous would have largely increased
his wealthy but the fact he has, since been one
OF the largest most active and cautious bankers in the
world Hence, his present wealth must exceed one
hundred million of pounds sterling This is a snur
little sum for rainy day.
The Republican ADDS that Mr.. Peabody's late mag
nheent gift is understood to have been made in gold
CLEAN SELL.-A shrewd countryman was in
town the other day, gawky, uncouth and innocent
enough but in reality with his eyeteeth cut Pass,
ing up Main street, through the Jews quarter he WAS
often met with opportunities to buy From almost
every store one rushed ont with the annoying custom
OF that street to seize upon and try and force him to
purchase. At last one Of them caught him by the
arm and urged him to become of lis customers
Have you any fine shirts 90 manfred the country =
man, with very innocent look.
"A splendid assortment, sir. Step in sir Every
price and every style: The very cheapest sir" p
Are they ccan?" :,
''To be sure, SIR
Well, then" pursued the countryman "pat one
on, for you need it,"
The rage of the store keeper may be imagined as
the countryman turning on his Lccl quietly pursued
bis way. i
DEBTS DUE BY THE SoUrH TO THE NoRrn.--In the
report Of the proceedings of the Boston Board of
Trade on the 9th nst the following occurs:
In the opinion of the Board statutes of limitation 4
to suits on contracts rcconcabe with justice only
he hov had
opportunity to recover of the debtors through the de
usual courts of law and that inasmuch as durin the &c
late civil war was impossible to take any measures
10 collect the debts in question: justice requires the hi
passage OF law exempg sutors from the operations m
O. the statutes of limitation of the States of the South or
tor period sufficient to enable loyal creditors to en-
force the payment of their demands. in
A few years since the Federal Government imported an
lot OF cames for trial the bare and parchcd plains TO
OF the west During the past year what remains of -;
ihem nave been running regularly freight train 8
between Virginia City aud Austin Nevada They ~
carry about six hundred pounds being double what
mule Will carry not requiring shoes water only at
long intervals lying down rest with loads on their Pc
packs hndns abundant foed i'll the seanty heritage of
the desert, they admirably fitted for tho nprnoeo =
they keep healthy will breed when taken care Of and
not over~ofked, and can carry such freight as can he
packed on them cheaper than it can be done in any
other way. " ""'
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:, me jackson hssissippian says: We learn from IL
" hayh'ona Gazette that the residence of the late
NJ. = T. LABOR, situated near Brownsville, in this
county, was consumed by fire. with the most of its
contents between four and five o'clock on the morning
81 oha the lza inst and that Mrs Isabella Spencer aged
Car. ses''1s 5aatS mother Of probate clerk
Sapt' ": + hathli,) persisted in the flames bavino
oeen sulfoeated and overpowed by the smoke and E
haes .nef attempt to save personal property which
she valued. The fire is supposed n ALI
through accident nave originated RE
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