The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-07-14
Miscellaneous Items.

The Southern Methodist GDufcn mas 5Uo,05o WIFI
and 80, 0s5 coored members
An ingenious fraud upon the gas companies has jus
come to light Louis Mayor and Arnold Louis wer
arrested in New York on Friday charge of BORN.
holes in the bellows Of the gas metre Each hole sas e.
ten per cent upon the consumers BILL while the com
pany sustained ten per cent loss
AFTER MoNEy-A strong minded woman was heart
to remark the other day. that she would marry maj
who had plenty Of money, though he was so ugly sh
had to scream every time she looked at him.
ES4ERpRtsE-The "picayunishe people of Cincinnati
recently gave majority Of 900 votes in favor of
subscription of ten millions of dollars to the railroad
from that city to Chattanooga.
stramonium leaves (stinkweed) moistened in water
and applied as poultce will any felon After
| wards use stramonium save to heal them.
Horace Greeley is said to have umbrella which
be has been running for fortytwo years. Pretty
hard story but we are prepared believe anything
about Horace, though very little from him.
| CoNs1DERArE-A country editor says that his own
and A. T. Stewards income for the year 1868, together
amounts to ,0l9,2l3. decent regard to Stewards
feelings, we presume, forbids his giving the amounts
separately.
| In future spasmodic efforts may occasionally revive
its oden gories but to keen observer of the times
it is very plain that the Fourth of July is passing into
that limbo of tolerated holidays which Washing
birthday and the Battle of New Orleans long ago
consigned The neglect attendant upon the advent of
our approaching national anniversary throughout the
North and W est is enough to make the bones of old
John Adams rattle in his coffin. N. 0. Times I'd.
A fascinating deaf aud dumb female beggar in SYRIA
cuse has found her speech through the influence of
hotel porter, whom she married. They now en-
toying bridal trip the contributions of the be.
nevolent
1t is singular fact that marriage has in several cases
on record been known to give speech to the dumb.
In the demise of the National InelIigencer one of
the old landmarks of journalism i'll this country has
passed away For sixty .nue years this able paper has
been power in the laad but its material success has
never been equal to the genuine ability with which 1t
has been conducted and now under the ban of triumph
ant Radcasm, its account is closed.
New Orleans Times.
The general opinion is that the negroes have the
right of suffrage but the election in Washington shows
that they have it so far only to be able vote he
Radical ticket Prentice
Sir Robert Clifton, who recently died the age of
forty three, left policies of insurance his life to the
amount of nearly quarter of million pounds Most
of them are mortgaged, however Sir Robert had for
fifteen years carried red bag given him by fortune
teller, with Instructions to look it whenever he was
in any financial embarrassment and he would discover
the way out OF the difficulty. Sir Robert believed in
the bag firmly Forunatus in his purse, and often
resorted to it for inspiration WITH he convinced
satisfactory results.
1t is rumored at Washington that the President
has selected of Secretay Boutwell, the eel
ebrated John Smith. Times.
We are doubtful if any of that name can be
found.
An exchange says: "The Thumb and Mutt families
visited treproo safe factory in New York. with the
intention Of purchasing one for residence"
The French elections cost candidates in the aggre
gate upwards of five million francs
Tom Savers, son of the pugilst, has come out as
comic singer sporting his fathers fighting costume in
the music halls