The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-12-15
Miscellaneous Items.

Early impressions are the most lasting" The fir
kiss and the first licking come under this head.
1t is stated that the House. if not the Senate is pull
licy more Radical than ever before. We don't Sc
iShow that can be.
n Poor whisky is called Fifteenth Amendment i
= the South because it is hard to swallow.
! S. c. Stevens formerly Justice OF the Suprem
Court Of Indiana, has recently died at the age of 76
, pauper, and in the insane asylum.
Women's rights were demonstrated in Cincinnati
the other night, when three female highwaymen sue
cessluly knocked down and robbed man.
4 Alexander Dumas recommends onions as an infalli
BILE remedy for nervous prostraon, headache and de
bility He prepares his soup Of cream and onions
i The Detroit Free Press says: "A brother of Pea
body is living near GAINESVILLE, Ohio and, for all h
relatives wealth, quite poor"
Denver papers vigorously call upon the authorities
to put stop to carrying packages of gunpowdel
in their coat-ta pockets. They frequently back up te
the stove, and then the room is filed with eyes and
| feet
Some ingenious Partisan dandy has discovered the
sword of Joan of Arc, and he is said to have abund-
ant proof in his possession to prove its authenticity
! He has been many times offered an immense sum for
this relic
Phil sheridans speech at the late army reunion was
I can't make Speech but if you want me to tear
up railroad, or burn aystack when the enemy is
going to get it, and-and-and-." And be AND ED
himself back to his seat.
What is the use of continuing the farce of elections
in New York city? 1t is very expensive farce.
Would you have the Government change the farce
to tragedy by bringing bayonets upon the stage as
is done in the South? GCourier- Journal
1t time passes tediousy with you, provoke some big
fellow to knock you into the middle of of next week
Prentice.
Wonderif he speaks by the card.
Two of the persons engaged in the gold speculation
In New York have shot themselves and a third has
cut his throat The rest, unfortunately, are either
ess sensitive to infamy are afraid of the Devil
DR.. L. Warning, skllful practitioner Of Richmond.
died On the 4th instant, after short Illness His prac
tlce was very large and such his kindness and at
tenton to the poorer classes that the intelligence of
his death caused panic among them.
miserable specimen of a male man says that CIV
ing the ballot to women would not amount to much
for none Of them would admit that they were old
enough to vote until they were too old to take anv
terest in politics.
The President will not receive any calls on the Sab
BATH will he allow bis secretary to bring any let
tiers or kilograms to him that holy day. He prefers
TO 90 fishing for trout, or to play billiards.
negro who had reached the patrarchal age of 1913
years was burned to death the other day in North
non, Indiana. There is in New Orleans who is 1lS
years old, who started in life as a pirate. and now
passes his time in the innocent amusement of catching
rats on the wharf.
Miss Martha Murphey, aged fifteen years, eloped
rom Nevada City with her lover. The couple tray
lied for several days. but could find no body to marry
hem on account of the ladys youth Meantime, the
urious parents appeared on the scene determined to
'escue their daughter. Mother" said the spunky
5lrl, you may get preacher not but assure you
here is an absolute urgency 1t is needless to say
he parson was found.
Several ladies were amusing themselves short time
go with an electric battery. Miss Emma proposed
aking one of the poles and her friend Annie the 9th
r. and, instead of joining hands, kiss each other A
cream from Annie caused the lady who was turning
he machine to stop suddenly when Emma exclaimed
hat it burned her lips terribly. Annie remarked that
it felt just like moustache -
The Boston boot and shoe trade for the current wear
i'll probably foot up larger than the trade of apy
Their recent year. but the business has been carried on
18th small margin of profit for manufacturers and
callers. sst t
The Bay of Mo1afey California, is full of sardines
least the fishermen represent them as SUCH and thus
count Tor the extraordinary number of whales in that
ighborhood. Vast shoals of te little fish have ap-
cached closely to the land this season. breaking the
tier into showers of silver spray. Whalers from thea
estern Islands and from the shores of the MediterI
say that these fish are the veritabe sardnes of
mmerce. a
Two young men in Wilmington, Del, proposed to o.
ut duel recently, abou young lady of counsel al
Wien their seconds arranged that they should be Ii
urely bound, knee to knee, and fight with small to
ords until one of them, at least was morta;lv
unded, the thing lost its charm to them, and an
ology for one and its acceptance by the other ar
ged the difficulty D.