The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-05-26
Miscellaneous Items.

Why is matrimony like besieged city9 Because
those who in want to get out and those who arr
out want to get ID.
i You can often see dam by mill site, but yor
can't always see mill By dam SITE
Major Hess has been appointed military Mayor O
/ Marshall, Texas.
In California machine has been invented which, il
is said has cut thrashed cleaned and sacked the wheat
from twenty acres in ten hours with only three men
| to work it. O.
The St. Louis Democrat, of the lst, says the applca
ton for WRIT of habeas corpus in the case Of Capt
/ W. B. Donaldson, has been refused.
All male children born in Frace this year. on August
9Th, the birthday of Napoleon I, whose parents will
consent to their bearing the of Napoleon, to
be taken nnder the special protection Of the govern
| ment.
The latest idea for fashionable churches is retiring
room like that of the opera house, where ladies can
leave their coaks parasots, etc, and thus dsencun-
bered listen to the Word in all the glory If gorgeous
raiment.
A duel is reported in Paris between an actress and
an editor who criticised her performances. She shot
off lock of his hair declared her nsnlted honor
avenged and all hands adjourned to bountiful re-
past.
Dr. R. P. Jones, extensively known throughout the
United States as show agent, committed suicide at
Buffalo few days since, because abandoned by his
wife. He was man OF unusual ability, but eccentric.
The New York papers say that Notwithstanding
the thrd-libel suit has been instituted against the
financial editor of the Times by the Erie Railroad Com
parry. The total damages claimed foot up 81 200 600
Gen. Tom Thumb is building fine residence at Mid
dleborougb, Mass, where Miss Warren resided the
time Of his marriage to her.
Indiana is no longer haven of relief for the In
compatibles IN act has lately been passed limiting
the action of the divorce bona de residents
under heavy penalties for its violation Indiana d.
vorces are therefore, no longer available.
A luck Of human hair was found by Maine wood
chopper recently, buried four inches deep in beech
tree. 1t had been there fully eighty years.
The French navy now contains So armored ships of
war; 24l propellers II sidewheel steamers and
100 sailing vessels, making the very respectable total
OF 455 frigaes, corvettes, etc. -
A Hardshell Baptist preached in Washington City
lately, and took for his text, God made man in his
own image" He then commenced An honest man
is the nobet work of God" Then he made a long
pause and looked searcingy about the audience and
then exclaimed - But opine God Almighty hasn't
had job i'll this city for nigh to fifteen years" =,
All the locomotive works of Europe are busily EN-
ployed4 Sge, of Vienna, has orders for locomotives
which will occupy his works for three years to come |
and was therefore compelled 70 refuse recent Ameri
can order. Hartman, of Che1Dntz, in Saxony, who |
now employs 1900 men and boys, and is constructing
machinery of many kinds, has lately built an erecting
shop to receive thrtyfve locomotives in a single row.
III the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, last
week. Judge Gray ordered decree of divorce in favor
Of the wife of George Jones, alias Count Johannes
The cause, understand, neglect to provide for
the SUPPORT of the wife. The parties were the parents
Of Miss Avonia Jones.
A Boston boy, named Frank Cheney, committed
suicide few days ago because his father insisted or
bis apoogising to bis teacher for refusing to attend
school.
Sprague has apologsed to Abbott for calling him
puppy. Now, if he wishes to do the fair thing all
around, let him apologize to the puppies.
Chicago Times.
The Pope is an old man, and comes of a long-ved
amy. The grandfather of his Holiness lived to the
age of &c. his father to 81, and his mother 81 years
The Pope has two brothers, by name Gabrielle and
1aetano, and sister, the Countess isabella, all still
living, the oldest of whom has reached 50.
Prof. Davidson recently lectured in San Francisco
the recent Geographic determination of longitude
stating that the corrections of former determina-
ions found to have been nearly correct by the
electric observations the difference being only
second The time occupied in making the electrical
circuit between Cambridge and San Francisco 50
IunGredths of second.
Among the incidents of the late storm in St. Louis
vas the return of a sportsman with five dozen snipe
which he had found killed by the hail. A pigeon was
brought down in the city by a hailstone.
GRAHAM B1scUIr-Take one quart of Graham flour,
i'd little salt and tablespoonful of melted butter
nix this with buttermilk, with teaspoonul of soda
dded to the milk mix them to the consistency of
lrop cakes; bake III a pan for twenty minutes in
Iucll oven.
The Boston Advertiser says that " Anna Dickinson's
eachings are having their result At Des Moines
oung woman has entered a timers shop as an ap-
ren'lce" Wesdo not think this at all remarkable,
onsdering worans proverbal love for soft solder"
Miss Burdett Coutts is candidate for the office of
urdian, a place created by the poor law. If she is
lected test case of the right of women to hold such
ffices in England will no doubt be made
Edwin Booth, it is said, has sold the Salt Pond
fountain, in Giles county, Va containing 10000
ores, to company of Tennesseeans, for 100000.
hey intend to found watering place there.