The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-01-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

| MONTGOMERY, AEA, jan 2.--G,y. Smith has APP.
pointed j. l.. Pennington, A. j. Walker and Charles
! 4. Miller commissioners to Horiltto negotate for
| annexing West Florida to Alabama. They will proba.
/ bly, start next week for Tallahassee.
A dispatch has been received in this city, stating
that the committee to investigate tie charges against
Judge Busted will visit Montgomery at an early day.
NEW York, Jan 2.-Bank Observation-Disclosures in
loans s2252O 0a increase in specie DGO i'll
en deposits 81, $4,000 ihcrea in legal tenders
SlS0,00a. Exports Of gold 500, 600.
BosroN, Jan. 2-Jas W. Davis, well known bro
kerr corner Of State and nevonshire streets has been
missing couple of days. His bank account IS said to
be overlrawl ten thousand dollars in checks given to
various parties which baek this morning dishon-
ofea ANA unpaia. His Office has been closed day.
and the wlereab bouts Of Davis unknown
NEW YORK, Dee. 2.-Ahout thirty clerks and at.
tachees removed from the Customhouse.
The certsnf appeals decides in the of The sur
rogate against Benz T. Butler, as executor of his
brothers estate, that he must file inventory of the
whole property III out of the State
New YORK, Jan. 4.-Ipjnnetion issued rcstr, min,
Shoe and Leather Bank from paying coupons on mort
gage bonds Of the Atlie and Soui! Pacitc Railroad
Company due January l..
MEMPHIS, Jan. 4.-Miltis Of Marion countv, Arkan-
sas, drum-ead court martiaed FIVE eitizens and shot
them. Among the victims were Dr. MrKrnzie and
John Thorpe, well known citizens
2 ATLANTA, Ga jim. 4.-GeneraHy understood th,t
when the Legislature of Georgia meets in this CITY or
the 18th itstatt twill pass resolutions declaring that
in It's former action was governed by an unbiased
construction OF tie reconstruction acts of Congress-
and the new constitution OF this State and that it was
not It's purpose to deprive the negro of any political
right be had Justly acquired by either declaring fur.
thera willingness tn abide by the DECISION of tic Sd
preinc Court OF the State Of the United States pon
the point at issue.
NEW sfoKK, JAN f.-Wm Frazier, President and
II. s. Qaackenbust, Treasurer of the American Agri
cultural, Mineral and Land Association have been ar
rested aha heid IN go 600 ball. on affidavit of Earope-
an State agent OF immigration, charging them with
false representations regarding three million acres Of
North Carolina lands
2 cable dispatch to the Herald dated Malr,I Cd
says speciae dispatch from Malaga yesterday reports
insurgents there bred on boat load Of the American
steamer a@tiaia VILE conveying an American family
~ slfe Snip ssffano expressed much regret lit the
Ut anu assured the United States minister that the
s'lti' ones, would be punished short time after
sIeops attacked the insurgents III the streets carried
loss. ~. -
London dispatch to the Herald confirms the oc-
eupa.ion OF Malaga by Gen. Roda. It is believed the
provisional government contemplate d coup detat in
iavor o. placing Montpenser OIL the throne as soon al
Inc cltszehs IN The province of Malaga are dsarmet
anu before the cartes has cance to assemble Gems
,errano and Roll support, but Prim opposes tie
noveme ut Spanish people generally favoraa repub-
nc, but will be orerpowered by the military.
: EW I oRK, Jan by premature explosion at the
wreck of the steamer Scotland, off Sandy Eoek Capt
Nm D. Churchill late Of the navy and three others,
we're b!oHn to atoms. Several injured.