The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-11-25
Miscellaneous Items.

l4l 900, 900 of bushels.
Situations al like skens of thread. To make the
most of them need only to take them by the right
end.
DIscnARGED-On the 10th inst. over seventy en-
moves in the New Orleans custom house were dis
charged.
FisnY-Horatio Seymour is one of the fish com
mssioners of the State of New York, with salary of
1888 335 per year.
The largest cotton manufacturer now in Russia is
Mr. Morocco one of whose factories, near Moscow,
employs thirty thousand workmen.
1t is calculated that since the establishment of the
decimal system in France gold and silver money has
been coined in the Paris mint to the amount OF no less
than s., 500, 100000.
Prentice uters bit Of wisdom to the effect that il
NAV be very well for paper bolst Of the amount
of its reading NATTER but better be able to speak OF
the quantity gifts read matter
Massachusetts paper uses this strong language
{" 1t il vile SANDER that are in his interest We
hate the sight Of Gen Butler and could never disgrace
ourselves to become his organ
The ex Qreen of Spain left behind her 10 carriages,
several splendid Arab AMI English horses we'll as
the finest collection of mules eXtant, in the coach
houses and stables of her royal palace at Madrid
"THASK Con WE sAY.-When General Reynolds
was informed that Gen. Candy was to relieve him in
command of Texas, he exclaimed: g Thank God "
Texas is hot place about these times, and doubtless
Reynolds is glad enough to get rid Of his elephant
A California clergvman's widow has distinguished
herself by refusing The proceeds Of her husbands life
insurance policy for S5OO0 obtained by conccalment
The insurance company voted her $4,000 in compli-
rnent to her integrity.
When the Pacific railroad is open to San Francisco,
it is proposed to place upon the line honeymoon
car" for the express of bridal parties whole
train of them viii be wanted if Brigham Young should
take it into his head to marry new batch
Utah lacks filthy lncre. but is fond Of amusement.
magician lately received domestic goods enough,
admission fees to his entertainments, mp
spectacle variety store. He refused a whrelharrow
load Of bricks for ticket, not intending to build an
opera house there.
ARKANSAS UNDER MARTIAL LAw.-Gov. Clayton OF
Arkansas, has issued Infamous proclamation dec!ar-
ing martial law in the counties Of Ashley Bradley,
Columbia Lafayette, Mississippi Woodruff Craighead,
Greene, Sewer, and Little River. 1t is thought the
Governor has gone crazy.
steamboat % feet in length, and carving eighteen
persons, has been bnit on WaShoe Lake, Nevada. II
has brass engine weighing IS pounds. It isnended
for pleasure boat and it is proposed by party to
take the boat by wagon and railroad to Wadsworth,
thence by Truckee to Pyramid lake. the many wonders
of which will be thoroughly explored
murder was committed in Boston four years ago
The victim named Maurice Foley, and he
killed by pistol shot. The detectives have been
on the track Of the murderer since, but without
succeeding in catching him until few days ago, when
Fulton. He taken to Boston, and fully committed
to answer the charge of wifnl murder.
IMPORTANT STEAMBOAT MEETING. - The Louisville
and New Orleans Packet Company held meeting in
the Board Of Trade rooms yesterday afternoon, and
adopted the Caro rates of freight adopted by the
St. Louis companies. They also passed resolution
giving the in'ormer lin of boats cutting rates.
hundred dollars on conviction of the parties
Louisville Democrat, Sd inst.
The humor Of the Bost Post has been cmascuIaed
Of its life by tile untoward result of the 81 November
election. On the 9th inst, it presented the figure Of
highly ubiiant chantceer, over which is Inscribed
the following advertisement:
THOR SALE-Eight roosters, good new, never
Il having crowed but Sample.
The occasion on which the eight noble birds
were joyfuly vocal in chorus, when Connecticut
went Democratic.
The case of Bradley who assaulted Judge Fisher, Of
the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and
expelled from the bar therefor, still agates the
Washington public. rule has been served upon the
Supreme Conrt-of the District from the Supreme Court
of the United States, to show cause why the name of
Bradley has been stricken from the roll of attorneys
The case mp in December. The first queStoniS,
whether Chief Justice Chase and associates inter-
fere. Bradley has also sued Judge Fisher in $40 OOO
for libel, and the trial comes offneXt month.
AN IMPORTANT WILL CASE PRosPEcT.-0ne of
our weatiest citizens, who died last week, is under
stood to have bcoueathed nearly his entire fortune
female clarvoyant sprituaist physician, at whose
residence in the Ninth Ward, he died. The amount
of the property involved is estimated Mt from TO
three hundred thousand dollars. The will has been
presented probate and steps have already been taken
for contesting it. TIE deceased bachelor, and
his legal heirs believe, brothers and nephews
Providence Journal.
General Rousseau issues the following orders The
commanding officer at Grand Ecore, La, Will detail
twelve enlisted men of company |, fourth cavalry to
accompany Brevet Lieut. Col. n Vedder, paymnster
q. S. army in making payments to troops stationed at
Marshall Jefferson San Augustine, Palestine, Tyler
GAINESVILLE, and adjacent posts, in Texas.
The quartermasters department will furnish trans
portaton for this detachment of men, with their horses
from Grand Ecore to Shreveport, La, and return en-
route
THE New ATLANTIC CABLE.-The Losdon papers re-
port that the manufacture Of the Atlantic tele
graph which is to be submerged between Brest and
New York, is making satisfactory progress The ca
BILE is almost identical in construction with those which
were completed in 1865, the only difference being that
the diameter of the conducting copper is slightly
greater ard the outside wires of homogeneous Bees
scmer STEEL galvanised having breaking strain of
about one thousand pounds, while the wires outside
the existing Atlantic lines have breaking strain of
only about eight hundred pounds.
IMPORTANT BANKRUPT DEc1sloN.-The Judge of the
United States District Court in Elizabeth City North
Carolina made an important decision the other day
touching bankrupts His decision in effect that
real estate could not be set aside for temporary sup
port OF bankrupt under the provisions OF the act re-
lating to exemptions; but that money might be so
appropriated ii whore the IS articles and neces
sares specially designated in the act did not amount
to The specified OF $500, and if necessary to take
land for this purpose it mnst be advertised and sold
at public auction and turned into cash.
The culture Of rice in Louisiana is beginning to at
tract the attention Of Northern capitalists and well-it
may, seeing that it has proved to be successful
crop, and "a most remunera'ive It is estimated
that this year Louisiana will raise in the aggregate five
thousand erces of rice than the Carolnas, and
yet but few years ago the planting of it confined
TO few small planters down the coast who it to
market half cleaned. We understand that parties have
recently purchased land the Amite river for the
purpose of going extensively into the culture of rice in
st. Helena. New Orleans Picayune.
ELOQUENT ExTRAcT.-There are men who desert the
affairs of lost cause round which they stood with
the blood in their hearts painting for liberation, and
who knee to offer homage at the altar Of successful
wrong. There are men who trampe under foot the1
very standards that once foaed proudly over them.
There are men base enough to lift their hands against
the very rights for which they upited swords
We are such For principle is principle, right
is right yesterday to-day-to morrow-focever Sub
mission to might is surrender of right We yield
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