The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-05-05
Miscellaneous Items.

Vermont has fewer foreigners than any other State
Mayor Hall, Of New York, is the owner of five
hundred dollars black and tan purp,''
Chicago Journal.
Let Mayor Hall make Grant present of him, i
either he or The "purp" want first class mission.
Cen Butler has been proposed for Governor o.
Massachusetts, and there is party prepared to push
his claims to seat in the United States Senate.
daughter of Marshall 0. Roberts, of New York,
was married on Tuesday to T. Won Wart, a sculptor
Mr. Roberts gift to the bride was check Tor Siou,
900.
nap before dinner is better than after, but il
Won want sleen after the midday meal sitting post
ure is better than reclining one. So says the Her
aid of Health
A Polish exile, who has supported himself and
family for three years in Dubuque by saving wood
has inst gone to Europe TO claim S., 100000 for
tune left him by a relative.
The first negro who voted in Minnesota is making
money BY selling photographs of his enfranchised
countcDance.
The Paschal House, st. Louis was sold at auction
on Saturday, to D. G. Taylor, for $40 $50. In the
late lottery scheme it was valued at $3.50, 900.
Senator sprague is engaged in revising his recent
speeches. with view to their publication in pamphlet
form for distribution all over the country.
There are e bogus conductors" out West who an
tcpating the real individuals 60 through the trains in
advance Of them and collect the fares.
A thief lately sent back to a resident of Fifth ave-
nue., New York, lot of stolen diamonds, with re-
quest for $4,000, which was honored
At jumping match in Kansas City, the two contes-
tans tied on both trials. Their first jump was
sixteen and half feet their second seventeen and
Lalf Their third wasnothing for they did not make
any.
The bridge over the Bay of st. Louis will be abo ut
II 900 feet long, at either shore IA feet above high
water, sloping down towards the draw bridge in 1.-THE
centre to u feet above high tide. The opening for
the draw bridge will be 80 feet wide.
St. Louis Gazette.
Southern paper says there is doubt of the fact
of Gen. Grant having great Nartorn lg hts in his Cab
met for it is we'll known he has the Uoary Borie-alis
there
THE HEARr-A medical writer saws the heart is six
inches in length and four inches in diameter and beats
seventy times per minute 100 times per hour, 10O,
500 times per day, 81, 10000 per year.
WHISKY AT CINCINNATI-On the 23d ult, there was
active demand at soc, tax paid and pur-
ehases were made at this price, but holders generally
were coutending for Ole.
The New York Herald, in its last religious summary
sets the number of conversions by recent arrivals in
this country at nearly 5000 OF these IL 10 are among
the MetbodiSts, 1860 among the Baptiss, 900 among
the Congregationasts, 525 among the United Breth-
rem, and 500 among the Presbyterans.
1t is said that the chateau de Maison Lafftte has
been bought for eleven hundred thousand francs of
the Prince Imperial 1t was built in 1857 by Francois
Monsard in the centre of immense forest which
has been cleared away, and the estate supports
population of thirteen thousand souls :.