The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-29

WHAr Is THE MATTER WITH NAPOLEON Here is
what the Paris correspondent of the Cologne Gazette
SAYS about the illness efthe Emperor Napoleon "Na
poleon Is suffering very much from attack of
gout and rheumatism in the hip so that it is mpossi
BILE for him to about rapidly and especially pre-
vents him from mounting on horseback. The Impe-
rial physicians, who familiar with the peculiartes
OF the Emperor's constitution do not regard his con-
dition as by any dangerous, and even believe
that they can predict another attack which, they say
will take place as soon cold weather sets in aud
which, they think, will not dangerous char.
acer either The Emperor himself to be sure is not
always disposed to look upon his condition from such
medically dispassionate stand point and he has to
bear great deal of pain gives way the goomiest
apprehensions and bis physicians of neg
lecting him Intentionally The court duly receives
such expressions with the utmost sympathy and shows
to the sovereign the anxious faces he desires to see
and which according to him. required by the cir
cumstances, while the physicians 60 hesitate to de-
clare that Napoleon is of the most peevish and
restless patients they ever met with This petty war
fare between the Imperial physicians and the patient
every now and then gives rise tragicomca scenes.
/ Thus Napoleon recently caused Dr. Evans, the cele
/ brated Anereanldentis in the dead of night to be
called FROM Paris to 81. Cloud in order to pour into
| his the bitter complaints about the negli-
gence with which he said he treated by his doc
tors who he said had paid little attention to bis
disease that he felt already quite para in bis left
side; and iii order to prove that this paralysis which
the doctors bad not noticed at all, had already made
considerable progress he did not hesitate to show Dr.
Evans slight swelling the left side of his upper
jaw, which, upon closer examination, proved to arise
| from inflammation of the gums and was removed in
lew hours by means OF emollient poutices As
daylight dawns, the Emperor generally becomes more
hopeful, although be has to sit wrapped in thick furs
close to brisk fire."
COMMERCE OF UNITED SrArEs-Through the
courtesy Of the chief clerk in the Bureau of Statistics
we have at hand the material for compiling monthly
summary of the of the United States for the
last fiscal year. Some of the figures here given are
subject to further correction, and the total will be
changed somewhat by the annual statement of COM
merce and navigation; but is sufficiently exact for
most practical purposes, and will be found highly vau
able Tor consultation and reference. The imports are
all given in gold, and the value of merchandise is
stated at its inyoiced cost abroad freight and duty
included. The exports being at first mostly recorded
at the home value ia paper money, converted into
the gold equivalent by the accountants OF the bureau
and in Our compilation We have carefully followed this
record. Thus we have total import of s437, 100000
in gold value, not reckoning the of freight the
added duty, which would be altogether nearly $780,
600 more; and against this ouy export value
of S243,000,000, leaving difference against of
nearly 100000
1t is computed that hundred millions
aHHuaiy SeHb aoFudu Iof interest anu uiPlucQuS Oh
various securities held by foreigners; that in this
balance OF trade there must have been upwards of two
hundred million dollars to be met by the remittance to
this amount of so much in Government bonds other
forms of Indebtedness. The current fiscal year, of
which more than two months have now elapsed, has
commenced with favorable showing, the exports
of domestic produce having thus far exhibited marked
increase If wheat continues low, aud cotton turns
out as expected, we may present healthier balance
sheet for the twelve months ending June 80, 1870
The figures here given anything but satisfactory
as representation of our foreign trade
The JACKSON RAILRoAD.-Any Who travels up
or down the Jackson railroad faE With h feeling Of won.
der and curiosity the number of towns and villages
that during that time have either sprung into existence,
or which have drawn new lease of life from being
put in close connection with this city. The jackson
railroad has douStess not been the most prosperousy
managed of any III the world, but with great city IN
front and healthy back country through which to
pass no road could atoeether fail Of It's mission Con-
sequenty the eye Of the homeward traveller is greeted
at every stopping place with new edifces, many of
them of an imposing architectural character as well
as mills for lumber and manufactures of one sort
and another
Before another decade shall have passed, doubtless
the number of fine orchards and pleasant summer
sorts in existence will have immeasurably in
creased, and the number of waste that
be purchased for song will have found settlers and
cutivators The enterprise Of those who have already
become permanent residents and cutvators of the
soil has already found its reward and by the time that
all cheap suburban investments will have disappeared
from the market, the timd class who button up their
breeehes pocket at every mention of improvement,
will have become convinced of their utility and value.
At any rate we hope the day is not far distant when
railroad connections shall be- made, not only on this,
but upon other roads leading to the city, when busi
ness men and employees, who are at loss to find
cheap shelter for families reside miles in the
int and a fro from their naces of bucinasS
with but little loss of time. This annihiation of space
has been accomplished in most large cities of the
North and there is reason why the same travelling
facilities should not finally obtain here. [NO.Times.
FINANc1AL.-The recent request that the banks
should furnish the Treasury Department with de-
tailed statement of the items comprising the gold
seem, suspicion that large of the gold
tfcates reported to be held are of spurious issue.
The Chicago Tribune asserts that it has been dscov
cred that these certificates have been counterfeed
to such extent as to create uneasiness and adds:
The circumstances which have induced the suspicion
of large amounts of spurious gold certificates being
in circulation not entirely of recent date, but
of the most noticeable circumstances is shown in the
last weekly bank statement of the New York banks,
in which it appears that within the week ending Au-
gust 2S the specie assets of the National Banks of
that city only decreased S2125, ,4OS, whereas it is
Treasury and Sl6S 800 had been exported thus show
ing that there had s23s6s4s of specie, paper
ti6cates of specie, come into the banks during the
week While it is known that considerable portion
of this increase viii be accounted for in actual re-
eepts of gold it is believed that the increase is
rely too large to be accounted for in that way, and
it is suspected that the statement may develop both
spurious gold certificates in the possession of the banks
and also an immense deal of cooking up in the previ-
Gus statement of the banks.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-Senator Kellogg, Of
this State has been making speech in San Francisco
on the subject Of Southern railroad, and are in
debted to him for copy of the Alta California of the
I'd, containing copy. We make the following ex-
tract:
But, let suppose that this enterprise, gigan-
tic as is, will long be without competition. In few
Years at most a Southern railroad will be built from
the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean, as far south
al least the thrtysecond parallel cheers road
running through the fertile and boundless prares Of
Texas; through country west OF that State, almost
every acre of which abounds in agricultural wealth.
susceptible of development with mild and saluhrous
climate all the year round; through country where
no vast sterile plains meet the eye on every side,
where there exists need for sheds, and where
there can be impedimebt to commerce at any sea-
son of the year-a road connecting the southern por
on of your State and believe the fertile, hav-
ing Of the best harbors this coast with the great
commercial metropolis of the South, where concen-
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