The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-08-18
Miscellaneous Items.

: An American eagle passed through Hornellsyile
n New York, day or two SINCE by express, and con
signed to Horace Greedy On the box containing biz
eageship was written the injunction: messenger, i
you love your country, feed this bird"
. John Morrssey has made $500, 900 in New Yorl
Central stock. He finds the higher kinds of gambling
more renlumerative than the small games.
George A. Abbott, the Rock Island certificate
orger is Gar Of all the swiHders the amount of bis
operations being over S700000
The Chicago Republican says, Ex-GoV. Hahn OIL
Louisiana, is going stump Texas, in the interest Of
the Hamilton party.
If You want good fat Office give Grant good fat
horse. TCourier-JoQrnal
The japanese coonists in Eldorado planted tea nuts
extensively, also mulberry trees, and rice can be
raised there, they delighted. More will come
An enthusiastic British soldier SAYS that a military
man without moustaehe is like a broomstick without
a broom.
| Two or three weeks ago the smut made its appear
ance in the New England wheat 1t is supposed to
have been communicated by the newspapers.
Courier-journa
| The cost of all the public buildings, works and
grounds of the United States in Washington was about
$40, 100000, Better be bnilt and bought for less
sum.
There is a story Of old hunter who came into
Chicago day and, after wandering about for
while, looking at the public buildings and other i'm
provements, got into chat with of the inhab
tants in the of which he mentioned to him that
he had once had chance to bay all the ground that
the city was bnilt upon for pair of old boots "And
why didn't you buy it?" "Wen, I hadn't the boots
then, was the old mans calm reply.
It is reported that Creswel in Crying to p his chair
backward fell over and hurt his head 1t is odd this
should happen to man used TO turning somersets-
political Age
There are 1000 visitors at the White SULPHUR SPRINGS
200 at the Hot Springs, 50 at the Healing 1875 at AL
leghany, $50 at the Red Sweet and Is at the Salt Sui
phur
Rev. Cracker, of Virginia, has invented peanut
picker which, when worked up to its full capacity will
pick and clean 1000 bushels of peanuts per day doing
the work Of twenty men.
The fence of graveyard in Richmond, Indiana,
bears the inscription in large white letters Use
IS bitters, if you would keep out of here"
Georgia is shipping aligators to New York fearing,
however, that they will be returned in cans labelled
"picked salmon"
CHILD WITH Four LEGs-There is child in Blount
county, Alabama, fourteen months old with four per-
feet legs, one body and two stomachs Our informant
states that the parents of the child propose to exhibit
it during the coming fall.
An aged Boston lady, whose failing sight rendered
necessary prayer book Of great size recently called
on her friends on her way to church. and then starting
again unwlttingy picked up small music box instead
of the prayer book During the sacred ceremony the
old lady attempted to open her prayer book when to
her surprise and the asonishment of the congregaton
the rogush machine struck up Larnigans Ball with
great clearness and force
A. H. Van Buren,, once adiutant at Camp Douglas
was walking in the Briggs House saloon in Chicago
when he slipped on the pavement and fell his head
striking the edge of stone step, He died in three
hours.
The Pacific Mail Company propose to carry laborers
from China to New Orleans, via the Ishmus of Pana-
ma, and to commence the experiment very shortly
The Berlin Tribune says that Count Bsmark will
shortly send his two sons for several months to the
United States
They are building an air ahip in New York, on the
model OF the California invention It's owners an
'ounce that they will complete it within two months,
md they expect it will take them to Europe in fifteen
hours.