The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-19
Miscellaneous Items.

cepted the Bishopric OF Georgia, and will probably
J consecrated on the cd of April at Savannah
The lately invented steam has sat for his pilot
graph. The pictures said to be natural as lite
Two old gentleman were complimenting each 9TH
, upon their habits Of intemperance Did you eve
, neighbor," said one ''see me with more than cou
carry!" mo, indeed" was the reply but have see
you when thought you had better go twice tor 1t.
Gen. Beauregard has been reelected president
!, the New Orleans and Carrollton railroad company.
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,, has gone to Ne
Hampshire, where he will open the campaign for tn
Republicans.
Such was the slackness of trade and the consequen
want of employment in Paris during the past quartz
that no fewer than 5000 families were unable to pa
their rent.
DISTINGUISHED VoTERs.-Up to six O'Clock las
evening no less than six George Washingtons ha
voted at the court house polls two Andrew Jacksons
one Wade Hampton. The latter distinguished ind
yidual few days since up before Horton tor stea
T ing. Moblie 1tiouhe' ''n h's''
The official reports from the several precincts G
New York city, show that there are now o2S houses
prostitution; houses of assgnation, %; aud prostitutes
2,097.
The Atlantic cable, it is said, makes about $500
day.
i A gentleman living on the Back Bay of Biloxi In
forms the Handsboro Democrat that on Thursda
morning of last week the bay frozen over so as t.
retard the progress Of small boats He also says tn
orange trees and all garden truck were killed.
There is a rumor in Washington that the presiden
| will nominate Mr.. Seward minister to England, il
place OF Charles Francis Adams and Mr.. Seward ha
consented to accept Also that Mr.. Adams will be h
Democratic candidate for the presidency.
New York city pays $50, 100000 per annum for it
tea coffee wine whisky and tobacco; S3S, 100000 To-
its -four and meat 500 900 900 for its police and courts
IS 900 for its schools. One fourth OF its arrests
are for drunkenness. .--I--
The dry goods trade in New York is beginning tt
exhibit symptoms of activity Cotton staple goods arc
held with great rmness owing to the moderate stocks
hand the steady tone of the cotton market and the
advance in gold There is disposition to force bust
! ness.
Miss Anna c. Jagersky skated for thirty consecutive
hours Detroit. She started at rapid gait, which
she kept up during the entire thirty hours with the
ception of the few minutes allowed for rest At the
close she swiftly to hack, and was conveyed home
apparently in the best of spirits.
HAVE NOT SEEN HALF YEr.-The New York Elk
press says that of the Radical Senators in Congress-
who claims to be regular "Roundhead," on being re-
monstraed with the other day in that city over the
radical and destructive legislation now atlc-
ting the country, coolly replied "You haven't seen
half yet" sentiment quite worthy OF Robespierre and
the very worst of the culotes of the French reyo
luton.
Gustavus w. Smith, once Street Commissioner of
New York. WHO held high command in the rebel armies
during the war; has recently received pardon from the
President. He is now manager of the Southwestern
Ironworks and Rolling Mill at Chattanooga, where ain
beautiful house the hill overlooking the town"
Southern paper says che is striving forget the
grefs Of defeat in bright hopes of the future"
Est. Louis Dispatch.
A bill is before the Legislature provididng that
lawyer shall not be entitled to fee when he fails to
gain his suit We would offer as an amendment, that
no minister of the Gospel shall be entitled to any sala
~, so long there is unconverted member of his
congregation, and that physician shall collect fee
when his patient dies, and that every who fails in
an undertaking, matter how prasworthy, sha be
held guilty of misdemeanor and placed at the mercy
of some damphool Radical Judge.
[Clarksvile (Tenn) Chronicle
VOICE FROM BnAz1L.-M. W. Boyd MD, in a letter
dated Santa Barbara Province of San Paulo, Brazil,
December 70, 1867; says:
This in agricultural point of view, is very rich
province of the empire, and the king (coton) who
crowned few years ago in the Southern United States
will, think, be compelled to transfer his domnons
and emgrate to more healthy region for the produc-
ton of his ayorite staple else his sceptre will for
ever surely depart from him. Here he may again as
sumo the royal purple and not fear second dehrone
ment if the indications of the past three years
worth anything. Cotton has been cultivated in this
province for only three years, and the past crop
up to one million of arobas thrty-two pounds) of
clean cotton. This is not good country for Yankee
settlers outside of the cities for the crcuaors of
regio anti-savery tracts. The people know who they
are already, and will know them much better when all
the Souherners who here learn the language of the
country.
How THE NEGROES FoUGHT AND BLEED FOR FREE
DoMs CAUsE-Every Yankee General during the war,
in his reports used the stereotyped formula "The
colored troops fought bravely." But figures do not
lie, it fankee Generals do Here is the record as
Secretary Stanton presents it in his report in summing
up the returns of his chief of the Bureau of Coored
Troops
Whole number mustered in during the war . l6o 624
Mustered out. Sc 523
Discharged TOR physical disability. % $50
Deu 81 S66
Killed in action. 5l4
transferred 10 Navy 1863
NO" IN service. 4SS
The total number killed in action during the whole
war out OF this monster negro army of 69 624 on
~ 1914, or less than nnetenths of PEI cent The
who got near enough to the front to
be taken prisoners-number 200 less while the de-
serters are more than ten times the number killed And
those VINO died without tasting powder and were dis
charged because physically unfit for duty foot up o.
lo2-neary one-third of the whole negro army
TAX ON WnsKY.-The special Washington CORE
spondent of the New Orleans Times learns that the
Committee of Ways and Means have determined to re-
port in favor of reduction of the tax on distilled
spirits to so or 60 cents per gallon.
The Republican editor at Vicksburs is calling the
editor of the Times of that city some very hard names
We advise the Times man not to fight, for he would
have the whole United States army to whip
"A SHOWER OF lNFANTs.-There quite shower
of infants in New York city last year, seventeen hun
1red and twenty three having been picked up in the
streets.
HOTEL FARE REnucED-The proprietors of the first
class hotels in New Orleans have reduced the price of
lay board from four to three dollars.
Married:
IN New Orleans, at Trinity Church, on Thursday
T y February 6, by Rev. DR.. Beckwith BENJA-
IN IlH TUNER, of the parish OF Rapides, to Miss
ChlA Al: BALL, daughter of DR.. VIM. Bali, of New
orleans. No cards.
niaH.