The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-03-24
Miscellaneous Items,

1A1SCS1lduGOuS ltGluS.
IELEGRAPrIc MEssAaEs-The question OF the con-
fdential character of telegraphic dispatch has
Gently beer raised in England the trial of the elec
ton cases telegraph company was called on to fur
nlsh copies OF its messages. The manager protested
against the order but orerruled by the Judge This
is nice question.
When Mr. Washburne was nominated to the Senate
as Secretary of State Mr.. Fessenden remarked that
as Dir. Washburne seldom troubled himself about
the English language, probably foreign languages
would not trouble him at alls
A New York exchange SAYS Gen. Rousseau had an
insurance of sl0,ooo on his life and that amount has
just been paid to his widow by the company in which
/ be was insured.
The Great Eastern has always been in trouble be
cause of debt; but she has turned over leaf, il
we may believe the New York Mall which says she will
leave Bres for America about July l. with the new ca
bic on board paying out as she goes
IF the Indians only rich we could do hand
thing for ourselves by selling them the public
land and then cheating them out OF it.
/ Massachusetts, paper says that Sumner is " the
coming man. IF he is he may come as leisurey as
/ he peases We can wait
When you hear of mans having been punished for
crime, you may well exclam, poor fellow y for if he
we're not 'poor lie probably wouldn't have been
! punished.
/ We expect to see the Radical party like dandy's
hair-parted in the middle.
Congress complains of want of time. It has ten
times much it uses for any reputable purpose
The Southern Pacific railroad says tile San Fran
cisco Bulletin, cuts of the richest mineral belts in
the world in California, Arizona aud New Mexico.
The road will thread its way among gold silver and
copper mines
"Let us have peace" The first fruits appear in the
attempt to press the negro suffrage amendment in the
Indiana Legislature Yesterday. The effort broke up
the Legislature Every Democratic member in both
houses resigned. "Let US have peace"
New York World.
Women never satisfied. IF a man is Jealous,
they cry out against his tyranny; if he is Jealous
they complain of his Indifference.
| General Grants inaugural was borrowed from the
Republican newspapers; but neither the Republican
editors anybody else knew anything about bis cab
net He was original in that, at least
| When the military authorities of Texas want money,
they just appropriate it " ont of any moneys in the
Treasury of the State not otherwise appropriated"
Such is general order No IS, issued by Gen. Candy
on the 26th of February.
| The largest cotton mill in Alabama is run at 500
less daily expense than any mil! of its size in Massa-
chusetts.
| CoTToN AT MEMPHIS The Avalanche of the 7th,
says up that time 2l0 900 bales of cotton had been
| received at Memphis.
Henry Ward Beecher made $40, 600 last year, of
which 81 900 made by preaching and $4,000
otherwise.
The Secretary of the Interior by order of the Pres
ident, has returned Mrs Lee old looking glass
and some broken china left by George Washington to
Mr. George Washington Parke Custs, father to Mrs
Lee, and removed from Arlington during the late
One reason that the Chinese object to railroads is
that they necessarily disturb the graves OF their friends
and ancestors There being public cemeteries, the
dead are buried wherever it is most convient The
entire country thercfore-if consider its age and
population-mus be one gigantic burial ground.
Envelopes now made in England with the muci
lage on the lower part of the envelope instead of the
flap On moistenng the edge of the flap, as usual
and pressing it down upon the gummed surface below,
very thorough adhesion takes place. without the Oh
lection of getting the taste Of the gum in the mouth,
or removing part Of it by the tongue.
The Cincinnati Enquier says that Mrs. Singer, wife
of the sewing machine man. learning than her husband
was living with another woman applied for divorce
had been already obtained and her husband remarked
without her knowing anything about it.
Engineers will soon commence the survey Of the
Air Line railroad from Wilmington North Carolina,
via Newbcrn, Washington and Plymouth to Norfolk,
Virginia When completed and in connection with
the Annamcssic line, it will make the time between
Wilmington and New York some ten hours sooner.
M1sUS TANDINGs-Sevcnty-f five per cent. of the
troubles of the world arise from misundcrSta nding
The right sort of word would often the wrong
sort of blow Conjuga nlecities are oftener the re.
suit Of misapprehensons than Of realities little
patience and light would ruin the divorce business.
The reports of failures in the United States in 1867
and 1858, show that business has been done during
the past year safer basis than in 1857. The
number Of failures in 1867 $3.50; while in 1868
there were but 2603. The aggregate liabilities Of
those who failed in 1867 amounted to 500 964 0O0-a
decrease of 1872 in number and of s52974ooo in the
amount of failures.
The first advertisement was inserted ina London
newspaper in 1913.
The State Agricultural College of Kansas teaches
women, and has II young lady students military
drill is part Of their education.
The Pic styles Mr.. Borie "hishbred" gentleman
The Crescent on the contrary, thinks him hybrid
one, at least as far as his name is concerned.
There fifteen cotton factories in North Carolina
running 2l,ll2 spindles and turning out 5000, 900
pounds OF spun cotton yarn.
court ball at the Tueres costs from sixty to eighty
thousand francs and the four entertainments given
every winter at the palace of Prince Meteruich cost
together, over two hundred thousand francs
Commodore Slater of the navy, whose death was
recently, celebrated for his criticism on
the Arabian Nights After reading the book for two
weeks he came to the conclusion that it pack
OF id lies, - and threw it aside indignantly.
Col G. w. Halpine, who commanded the Fifteenth
regiment during the war, and then went to
visit his friends in Ireland is wheeling stone cart in
Van Diemans Land as British reward for his Fenian
sentiments.
Chicago paper predicts that Kansas City will rival,
if not outstrp, St Louis and says that for business
enterprises or real estate operations it presents the best
point of location southwest of Chicago.
There is but one Radical in the town of Versailles,
KY, and he reads the proposed 5th amendment every
night before going to bed.
"Kossuth," says the Genoa correspondent of the
Opinion Matt male, who him few weeks ago in |!
Genoa, looks like a very old, and might saw, !
decrepid man. He is poor, and lives Oh what little
money is occasionally sent him from friends in England
and Hungary"
Cowper says that the tear that is wiped by address
may be followed, perhaps, by SMILE" If it is wo
mans tear, the perhaps is unnecessary You can
always dry it with dress.
A mother and her ctild were accidentally ground
up in sugar cane mill, in Kentucky last week
The negroes, Lewis Tomlin and Isaac johnson. con-
vcted of numbering Mr.. Archie Mclaughlin, October
y, were hanged in Mobile Saturday last.
lady advertised for steady colored man y for
waiter. drunken, red-faeed fellow applied affirm
ing that he would just suit her. as he had not changed
color for the last five years
Grant wants the Indians civised. When he was
on the Pacific Coast he tried that and failed. No de- I
cent man wants to try. /
Among the bills pocketcd BY President johnson. I
md which have therefore failed to become laws are
he bills recognising the eJudieial system and tn