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The south-western., 1869-06-02
,IANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1869.

committee on foreign commerce and postal subsidies
gulf and harbors submitted lengthy and interesting
reports, with accompanying resolutions:
Report OF committee On foreign commerce and pos
tai subsidies favored creation of ports of entry at
the principal cities the Mississippi river and rihu
taries and such revenue regulations as will nsul
prompt and speedy transmission offoreign imports,
ceived at New Orleans any other outlet port, cor
signed to the interior Recommended the canal at th
falls Of the Ohio be enlarged and completed by the
tional Government; that the national Governmen,
should confer upon the constituency of this conven
ten equal share in postal subsidies granted by Con
sress to establish lines of steamers between th
outlet port of the Mississippi river and the prncpn
commercial ports of Europe and American continent
Report also embodied resolution that Congress be
moriased in the and on behalf of the States in
erested, to make the necessary appropriation to com
olete the survey ordered by Congress in 1850, with
view to the ultimate construction of ship canal
the peninsula Of Florida also that the construction OF
canals and other inter-oceanic ways of communication
across the sthmus OF Central America cannot but b.
regarded by the convention Of great incidental i'm
oortance to the commercial interests Of their const
uents.
Reports of committee on gulf and harbors urged i'm.
mediate action for the improvement of the harbors OF
Mobile and Galveston
Report of committee on immigration quite lengthy
and interesting.
Resolution adopted that 5000 copies of the proceed
ngs OF the convention with reports of committees b.
printed in pamphlet form, under the supervision OF
the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, for division,
among the constituency represented. In accordance
with the resolution adopted President Flley announced
number of sub committees, who are to continue i'll
vesgatons of subjects before them and report to tht
Louisville convention October 10.
Mr.. Rudd, from the Kentucky delegation presented
invitation to all delegates Of the present conventions
attend the Commercial Convention at Louisville il
October. Resolution of thanks to the officers of tht
Convention, New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, and
citizens of New Orleans for liberal hospitaties var
Gus railroad and steamboat lines, and the Western
Union Telegraph Company for. courtesies extended
unanimously adopted.
Chairman Filley made brief speech of thanks OF,
behalf of Northwestern delegations for the hospitabe
reception, extending cordial invitation to Southern
and Southwestern men to the North and Northwest
Convention adjourned sine die having been entirely
successful in its objects and to the character of the
representatives being composed entirely of active
members of commercial, manufacturing. shipping and
agricultural interests.
The south-western., 1869-06-02
FROM EUROPE.

PARIS, May 25.-Additional returns show forty
eight official eleven Independent, and threeoppostion
members elected. Thought majority for the govern.
ment will be larger than anticipated.
PARIS, May 26.--Orleanist and moderate Republican
candidates beaten everywhere. Radicals carry Paris
and Lyons. Theirs and Jules Favre defeated, New
Corps Legislatf will be composed almost entirely Of
Government and Radical members Tranquility pre-.
walls throughout the country.
PARIS, May 26.-opposition gain six and lose three
of forty new members elected.
FLORENCE, May 26.-Fourteen arrests from the at.
tempted assassination of Col Grenvie Assault grew
out of Grenve's political conduct at the Siege oi
Rome in 1849.
LONDON, May 26.-Prnce and Princess of Wales
and an immense crowd attended the Berby races Pre-
tender won, beating twenty-five horses Betting even
on the winner, who belongs to W. Sader
MADRID, May 27.-S Serrano, addressing Cortes re
garding Cuba, said the rebellion was suppressed bu
moral disorder disappearing slowly. When norma
The south-western., 1869-06-02

A NEW INSTRUMENT OF DEATH.-Several cases have
recently occurred at New York and Brooklyn where
windows have been pierced and persons shot with bull
lets without the usual noise incident the discharge
OF a gun or pistol. A correspondent of one of the
New York papers states that these bullets not shot
from air guns, as has been generally supposed, but
that there is kind of gun sold that somewhat
resembles the old crossgun except that instead of the
arrow Or bullet being propelled by the elasticity of
bow it is in this accomplished by the equally for
chile elasticity Of an india-rubber strap A bullet
placed in this gun and the strap being forcbly drawn
back, and then unoosened BY trigger its sudden re-
taxation gives force to the bullet but little inferior to
the expansion Of the suddenly released gases of gun
powder; and this can be done without any greater
noise than is created by the bowgun its bow is re-
leased. 1t these statements true, these weapons
will prove very dangerous in the hands of assassns as
the absence of any report at the time of shooting will
greatly facilitate the escape of the persons using them
The south-western., 1869-06-02

Don PIATT BEHIND DExTER.-We copy as follows
from the special correspondence of Cincinnati Com
mercial:
We were approaching the long rise, which termin-
ates at the Jerome Park House. when we came up with
| venerable pump in broad brm hat and shad belly
coat seated behind disreputable little shaggy horse.
Dexter was about passing the corner, when the
cient buffer gave his shaggy horse touch with the
whip and he shot ahead like bombshel. Bouner
hesitated moment, and then gave the word and away
we went after the pony. But our shad stnger.
His pony ran like Grant the cholera. We did not
pass him. 1t was up grade, and heavy in dust and
aud sand. Dexter had we'll on to eight hundred be-
hind him. We steadily gained, however, and as we
did, the said old shad touched his dsreputable hoss
and the little fellow bent honestly down his work,
until he seemed to hug the road saw Bonners eyes
fash, and his face flush. He tightened the lines and
yelled at the horse, who responded nobly. We gained
steadily Dexter was overtaking shad fate.
"Never mind, !" said Bonner, wait till we reach
the rise and take down the SLOPE when Dexter won't
feel the weight, and I'll show him."
We passed the hotel fairly flying. | saw the
crowded portcoes and the men start to their feet and
heard their cheer to the famous trotter We reached
the turn of the hill Dexters nose almost touched
the near wheel of sbad's buggy, when sight pre-
sented itself that ended the race. The road was
crowded with vehicles, coming and going To shoot
Dexter down among them death to somebody.
Bonner held up, aggravated beyond measure
Returning to the hotel stopped for half an hour
and blanketng Dexter, mingled with the people on
the porches. We had all the heavy operators in stock
and drivers of fast horses. Among Others l for
the first time the famous Commodore Vanderbilt
Dressed in plain black, with white choker, one would
have taken his tall poy person for that of respect
able Episcopal minister, had not look at his face
cleared him Of that suspicion His small sharp eyes
glitter like snakes. His is the cruel beak of
hawk while his lips the persouifcation of sensual
ity. Heaven help the man or woman who has to ap-
proach that face for mercy.
Ruturning slowly through the park felt all the las
Sude of one who had been in battle. Bonner told
me some amusing incidents of life behind Dexter But
have run beyond my limit, and so must close.
The south-western., 1869-06-02

condition restored, home Government, acting with
'nhan deputies will suppress slavery.
PARIS, May 27.-Returns show 27 opposition mem
,ers elected
LONDON, May 27.-Peabody goes to New York Sat
friday
MADRID, Nov 2S.-Demonstration in favor of Mont.
,ensier at Saville
PARIS, May 2s-Oficial papers say elections ex-
nguished old parties and left liberal empire opposed
" few revolutionary candidates.
Queenstown, May 2s.-Motley arrived. Peabody
departed
The south-western., 1869-06-02

CosJURER SHor.-A German conjurer in Paris re-
Gently came to grief rather tragically. One of his
tricks is to load pistol and ask some one among the
spectators to FIRE it at him, when he produces the bull.
let in his hand Unfortunately he left the ramrod in
the barrel and on the pistol being fred at him, it
through his body, inficting dangerous wound. The
ramrod passed through his chest, coming out at the
back, and passed within line or Of thetop of the
right lung. This professor Of fegardemain is one Dr.
Epstein He loaded the pistol himself
The south-western., 1869-06-02

HORRIBLE DEArH-A Drunkards Stomach ON Fire
About midnight on Sunday last the people OF the vii
liage of Rainbow, near New Haven, CT, were awak-
ened by the cry Of fire. which proved be caused by
the burning of two.story framed house, owned by
John Darwin, and occupied by him as liquor saloon,
which was completely destroyed. Those neighbors
first the spot, found Darwin lying on the ground SO
badly burned as to be nearly insensibe. He was con-
veyed to neghboring house, but died in great agony
before morning appears that the unfortunate man,
as soon as he had discovered the fire. ran out of the
honse but subsequently returned to save his five sleep
ing children he badly intoxicated at the time,
and entering the burning building, the flames struck
him IN the face and Immediately owning to the amount
of liquor he had drank, set fire to the inside of his
throat and stomach, burning up bis tongue, so that
when he was found, that organ mere crisp. The
children were saved by the neighbors, ore of them
badly scorched The eldest boy says general carou-
sal had been going in the saloon, and while
one intoxicated was drawing liquor he probably set
fire to an old featherbed the barrel Everything
in the house burned and the children are thus left
orphans and unprovided for.
The south-western., 1869-06-02

IUIIUWlNR:
Plus TX received with his own hands the offering
presented to him by the different deputations Among
Others the Pope received, on the 10th, an Euglis.
nohleman, who presented His Holiness with skull
cap filed with sovereigns At the end of the tasse
was damon of immense value. Having presented
his magnificent offering, the Englshman added, will
the usual phlegm of his nation that he gave the
ent on condition of getting the Popes skull cap in re
turn Plus * smiled, and ringing the bell he ordered
the servant to bring him another calotte WLer
brought, he took off the one he and gave it t,
the Engishman who put it into bis pocket and retired
saying that be was never so pleased in his life.
The south-western., 1869-06-02

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The south-western., 1869-06-02

W B. EGAN GEO. WILLIAMSON. wa. H. WISE
EGAN, WILLIAMSON & WISE
ATTORNEYS and COUNSELORS AT Law.
SHREVEPORT, La,
DRACT1CE in the District Courts of the parishes
L of Caddo, DeSoto and Bossier; in Supreme Court
of the State, and N Federal Court
Ofice-Corner Spring and Texas streets. ja13 1y
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The south-western., 1869-06-02

The New York correspondent of the Troy Times
hus writes concerning the merchants clerks of that
The south-western., 1869-06-02

DAVID CRESWELL, -
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, Shreye-
N port Louisana-Will practice in the parishes OF
Caddo DeSoto and Bosser and will attend to cases IN
the District, Supreme and Federal Courts.
Office of Texas and Spring streets, over Sale
& Murphy's store. jaao ~
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-08-13

Sheis unmarried and--she Ia strong.
minded; that Is, she believes In wo-
men owning property, and not being
tied down to what IL called woman Is
sphere. Who can blame her?
Had she taken the advice OF those
who consider that they have settled
the great question of the age, she
would be now toiling In a school
room, worn out, jatied and wretched,
on q miserable salary OF $40 month.
Instead of that, she is free and indc-
pendent. and rich, while the rest of
us, who were considered smart, are
grinding along, editing country pa
pers or starving. She is as unpreten-
tious as ever-for the executive talent
that could do so much Is no tone that
blows its own horn.
Finally, every word we have writ
ten is true. The only reason we do
not give her name in full is because
we do not like to drag her name into
public notice without her consent.
Residents in Bloomington Will know
who we mean, and others who are
curious can find out by addressing us
personally. We only publish the
case because it shows that there Is no
real bar to woman's doing business,
If she has natural faculty and per-
sistence.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-08-13

Geo. III. Grindon, i'm one of his
masterly efforts, says Of the death
and burial OF man: "As the soul Is
the man. and the material body only
his house while upon the earth, a
man Is never really buried! No hu-
man being since the beginning Of
the world has ever yet been buried,
no, not even for few minutes.
Buried! How can living soul be
buried? Man Is where his conscious
being is-his memory, his love, his
imagination and since that cannot
be put in the grave, the man is never
put there. So far from being our
last home, the grave Is not home at
all, for we are never laid in 1t or go
near 1t. Happy the day when all
shall learn that corpses of the de-
parted are no more than relinqnished
garments Of living men and women
temples CT God, In which divine
service is over andr finished, the
chanting hushed, the aisles deserted,
and to be contemplated with as little
terror aud revolving as we gaze at the
silent walls Of soue ruined cathe-
Jral.n
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-08-13

During the recent war n noble band
of Christians, called the Christian
Commission at the head of which
was Mr.. Stuart, accompanied the
army whenever 1t went. and amidst
the sick. wounded aud dying did n
great work for Jesus. Late one night
Mr.. Stuart had to pass the lines OF
the two armies, and before starting
he asked the colonel of the regiment
for the password. Chicago" was
given him, and away he rode, feeling
all safe. At the lines q sentry chal-
lenged him with the usual, "Who
goes there? friend or foe?" "A friend
said Mr.. Stuart. The sentry present.
ed his rifle, and demanded the pass
word. "Chicago." was the confident
reply. Without moving the sentry
said, "Mr. Stuart, it is my duty to
shoot you, for you have given the
wrong password. Ride back TO head
quarters and get the right one, for IL
would be death for me to give IL to
you.
Mr.. Stuart turned his horses head,
galloped back to the colonels tent,
and rushing in said, "Colonel, you
gave me the password Chicago and
it is wrong" How could I be such
fool?" said the colonel; "That
was the one for yeslerday-to.day
is Massachusetts am deeply sorry
for the mistake, Mr.. Stuart" Aga II
he approached the lines, and again
the challenge met him, "Who goes
there? friend or foe?" "A friend
said Mr.. Stuart. "Have you the
password" Massachusetts, was
the reply. At once the rifle was
lowered, and the word given. Pass.
AS Mr.. Stuart rode up to the sen
try, he said, "Well you have asket
me for the password twice once
gave it wrong, it might have beer
fatal to me. Let me ask you, my lad
do you know the password for Hea
ven. which will only be asked fo
once?" The sentry replied, a.
thank God do sir; learned it from
your lips in New York Sabbath
school; THE blood of Jesus Chris
cleanseth from all sin; that Is the
password, sir"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-08-13

DR.. Whcdon, the dlstlnguishe ed
commentator, and editor OF the
Methodist Quarterly Rericw, In motto.
Ing Rev. Mr., Fulton's "True Wo.
man." remarks:
Mr.. Fulton says, but does not prove,
that 1.-THE right to vote Implies the
right to rule, .and to take the presl.
dental chair" He might ms well
say that the right to refuse an offered
husband, implied the right to select
her own man. A woman, even II
she never ought to rule, ought TO
have some voice In the selection OF
her public rs Of her domestic "lord :"
Mr.. Fulton has no gift for making a
watch; but he would perhaps claim
the right to choose his own watch.
maker. st. Paul probably tolerated
the four daughters OF his Philip at
Cmsarea, who were prophetesses ;
and also his friend Phoebe, of Rome,
who was deaconess; and yet he
suffered not woman to teach amid
the wrangling contests of the syna-
gogue, nor to usurp authority; nor
have we in the New Testament any
official eldress or bishopess. And all
these distinctions are quite as nice as
the difference between voting for q
ruler and being elected to rule.
We neither, fear, expect, or desire
to see women filling high military,
civil or ecclesiastical Office, for which
she in the general physiologically
and psychologically untitled. Offices
under government requiring dex-
ferrous tact In management she may
discharge, not posts Of authority re-
quiring bold statesmanship. But n
vote is a quiet exercise of humble
privilege, partaking as much Of the
nature of petition as of n mandate.
Ruling ability is u speciality; its
possessor is selected OH principles of
general expediency voting is q
rightful universally, appertaining to
all whose destinies are at stake, and
are competent to act.
We have for many years felt 1t our
most solemn duty, having for self
and decendents deep interest in the
well fare of our country, to go to the
polls and deposit our vote. We
should do so for example to others,
even If we geve n blank vote. We
have not found at the polls that
"nastiness" of which Mr.. Fulton
speaks. We have passed through
New York city on the most import
, election days, and save that the ordi-
nary business of life went on, it has
usually been as quiet as u Sabbath.
The voting room has, indeed, been
of plainest order. This bare plain
ness is doubtless the result of the fact
that men of false refinement leave
the polls under the care of the coars-
er part of the community. If we
were all expecting that our wives
and daughters would be present to
take share, they would, doubtless, be
improved I'm style. And then what
impropriety or immodesty there
could be In the most refined lady's
walking forward and depositing O
paper ballot in box, surpasses oui
perspicacity to discover. She could
do it rs gracefully, as femininely, al
she now presides at our domestic
boards, or stands in quartette al
church, or electrifies the house from
the stage like Siddons or Jenny
Lind.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-08-13

BY WIN. RANKIN DURYEE,


The following is the prize song to which wa
awarded the 800 offered by the publishers @
Hearth and H0ntl:
Dark il the night, and ftful and drearily
Rushes the wind like waves OF the sea;
Little care /, as here sing checrily,
Wife at my side and my baby on knee;
King, King, crown me the King:
Home is the Kingdom and Love is the King
Flashes the Grelight upon the dear faces,
Dearer and dcarer as onward we 90,
Forces the shadow behind us, and places
Brightness around us with warmth in the glow
King, King, crown me the King:
Home is the Kingdom and Love Is the King
Flashes the lovelight, increasing the glory,
Bcaming from bright eyes with warmth of tn,
soul,
Telling Of trust and content the sweet story,
Lifting the shadows that over us roll
King. King, crown me the King:
Home is the Kingdom and Love is the King
Richer than miser with perishing treasurer,
Served with service no conquest could bring
Happy with fortune that words cannot measure,
Aght-hcarted on the hearthstone can sing,
King, King, crown me the King:
Home is the Kingdom and Love IL the King
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-08-13
NUMBER 20.
Touching WAY Incident.

Many interesting narrative. aud ex4
periences arc told at Henry Ward
Beechor's Friday evening prayer
meetings. Recently one of the
prominent citizens OF Brooklyn do
Ing business In Water street, related
the following. / reproduce the story
as II fell from his lips:
Not long since found myself at
Cincinnati with little spare time,
anu thought l would improve it by
visiting some of the Southern battle.
fields and burial places. first pro-
ceeded to Nashville. On going out
to the Soldiers Cemetery, observed
a.man planting a flower over n grave.
observed him and asked if his son
was buried there. NO. was the re-
sponse. "A son.in.iaw?' No. "A
brother?' No. "A relative?' NO,
Whose memory than do YOU cber4
ish" ventured to ask. After de.
laying moment, and putting down
small board which he had i'm his
hand, he replied: Well, | will tell
you. When the war broke out I
lived in Illinois. wanted To enlist.
out L was poor, and had a large fam
lily Of children depending on me for
their daily bread. Finally, rs tina
war continued. I was drafted. No
draft money WAS given me; / was
unable to procure substitute, and
made up my mind to 60. After I
had got everything In readiness and
was just leaving to report at the
eonscript camp, a young man whom
had known came to me and said:
You have q big family whom your
wife can not support while You are
gone; will go for you.' In the bat.
tie OF Chicamauga the poor fellow
was dangerously wounded. Owing
TO Bragg's offensive demonstrations
OH Chattanooga, he, along with
Others, was taken back to the hospi.
tal at Nashville. After lingerinn
Illness, he died and wNs buried here.
Ever since hearing of his death
have been desirous Of coming to
Nashville and seeing that his remains
were properly buried. Having saved
sufficient funds / come on yesterday,
and have to day found the poor fell
lows grave On completing bis
story, the man took up the small
board inserted IL at the foot of the
grave. Turning to look at it, I saw
this simple inscription and nothing
more: 'He died for me-
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-08-13

TvEDAR FALLS CARRIAGE MANUFACTO-
~ Ri, corner of Washington and Third streets
opposite Parker tS Watson Livery Stable. We are
prepared to fill all orders on light work Particn-
ar attention paid TO all kinds of light and heavy
eparing and painting. g-25