The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-22
Miscellaneous Items.

ann iOl uedti VI MIS- NOTt0U
Of Boston, has been admitted to bail in the sum 0
$4,000, to answer to the charge of maDsaughter
i Logan's chances of obtaining the Chinese Mission
are considered worse than poor in Washington, Gran
not yet having forgotten the bogus diamond he pre-
sented Mrs Lincoln just before receiving good posi-
ton in the army. N. 0. Times.
}, Mrs. Stowe has found champion in John Neal, o
Portsmouth, Maine, who, it is said has facts in his pos
session to corroborate her statements Mr.. Neal wa
present at Lord Byron's funeral and was acquainted
with his friends His "reminiscences will soon appea
in the public prints.
A steamboat on the Mississippi passed drowins
man. The unfortunate man struggled, FLASHED, foun
dered, and screamed for dear life in the water Thu
pilot of the steamboat yelled to him to stand up
He did so, and found the water scarcely knee deep
A more foolish, sheepish appearing fellow than he, Al
the ladies and gentlemen the boat screamed will
laughter at the scene, it would be hard to meet
BoutweIls little game of making monthly statements
showing reduction of the public debt it will be re
marked affects Wall street. His policy is there
understood to be, not much the reduction of ex
penses the refusal to pay them. Fifteen millions
due pensions and sixty-three millions of audited
war claims, to say nothing of other accumulated in
debtedness, will more than doubly offset his already
claimed decrease of the debt. Times.
The death of Rawlins will leave President Grant en-
rely in the hands of the politicians and we may now
look for thorough Reorganization Of the Cabinet
Hoar it is already announced, is to be provided for
with Justice Grier's seat in the Supreme Court, and
Washburne will be brought home for the State De-
partment. Times.
| well-known Canadian Scot recently spent few
days in seeing the hts" of New York. In COM
pany with friend he visited the gold ROOM" and
after looking at the "bulls and "bears with great
eagerness for time, he finally remarked Man, what
pity it is to respectable looking men, dressed in
good Clothes going on in that kind O way!"
man whose wife hung herself in bis presence, on
being asked why he did not prevent the tragedy,
piled, AZ cut her down three times last week and
can't be always emitting her down."
VERY PRETTY INcoME.--The cotton crop of Colonel
Frank Pargoud of Ouachita is estimated at 1900
bales, valued at $4,000.
SIckles has been sent to the right place, after ALL
One his attaches writing to the. New York Citizen
verfes the truth of old Spanish proverb that the
climate of Madrid is three months of winter nvierno)
and nine months of hell (inferpo) Times.
This is Of crime in all parts of the world In
England and Wales alone there are "a, 900 known
thieves and depredaors 3001 receivers of stolen goods
25G27 prostitutes, 574 Of that singular class called
suspect in France, and &c. 10 Migrants and ramps
OF thieves no less than 2740 to be found in Lon
DON In England there are 20,0SO houses of i'll fame
of which 1000 in London. Liverpool is said to be
worthy the name of Sodom.
German lady in Chicago claims to have the largest
pearl in the world. 1t is said to be oval about two
inches long, and valuable that no one in the coun-
try can purchase it.
The boil worm is said to be more destructive to cot
ton Dayton, Ala, this year than ever the army
worm thought of doing in former years.
St. Marys Catholic Church, at Fall River, Point
Coupee, La, which for years has been in dilapdated
condition, has been completely restored and renovated
At the last term of the Circuit Court of Louisa
I'll.
seven indictments by the grand jury six of which
were for perjury in taking the iron clad oath.
bill will be offered in the next Congress to make
two States of Tennessee by separating the Middle and
Western divisions from the Eastern
Burton while travelling on steamboat, seated him
self at table and called for beefsteak The waiter
furnished him with small strip of that article. TAX
ing il upon his fork, and turning it over and examin
ing it, with of his peculiar looks he very coolly
remarked: eyes, that is it, bring me some"
A correspondent recently entered Rome full of en-
thusastic expectation, and ready to find inspiration in
every stone. Arriving at his hotel and din
ing in preparation for visit to the chief relics of the
almighty city, he heard young American say, This
is the most one-horse town ever got into"
The Flora Temple, formerly Queen of the Turf
still hale and hearty Notwithstanding she has reached
the advanced age of thrty-three years. She is now
the mother of couple of promising foals FLY and
ii COit uSlereQ
existence last spring.
A New Yorker named Patterson who recently
opened grocery in Livingston, Ala waited upon
few days ago by several young of that place and
to leave which be did, not standing the
manner of his going, but going at He had SLAM
dered most fouly the ladies of the South and Of Mis-
sssppi particularly, which led to his summary ejec
tion
California has been much exercised by the appear.
~, Al
ing long after sunset, and long before sunrise. At
Sacramento, the phenomenon so Marked that the
fire engines turned out, under the impression
that terrible fire raging in the neighborhood.
As the Times predicted he would, Secretary Bout
we'll has pronounced against the proposed modification
of the Federal income Bondholders and protected
money monopolists will never assent to any measure
that would equalise the burdens of taxation Hard
earned incomes must continue to pay, while bond |
holders are exempt from paying. Chicago Times
1t is estimated by statisticans that the census of
1870 will demonstrate the total population Of the Uni
ted States and territories be forty millions
This would make the national debt about sixty dollars |
a head.
Hon. j. A, Royce, Of Cincinnati, heretofore prom
nent Radical, in communication to the Cincinnati |
Enquirer, says: have severed myself from the Re-
publican party, because it is organised hypocrisy,
shuffiing Discrimination fraud, delusion and |
The vitas of the weathproducers and wealth-distrbu
tors of the country" It is evident that Mr. Royce,
during his connection with the Radical party kept his
eyes about him. Courier-J Journal |
BAGGAGE.-The recent treatise of Professor Isaac
G. Redeld the law of bailments furnishes curious
Information in reference to the responsibility and duty
If nnkeeper in taking care of the baggage of his
guests. There to be no doubt that nnkeeper
held strictly responsible for the safe keeping of bag
gage bIt the question has arisen whether he is liable
for everything atraveer may choose to carry in his
runk or only for such articles of wearing apparel and
Of personal use and convenience are ordinarily ta
zen on journey. The latter principle, however, seems
% be firmly established by the current of decisions.
Thus in Massachusetts, in one lease it decided
hat Colts pistol and dozen silver teaspoons are not
properly part of travellers baggage. And in another
in the State t decided that an innkeeper
only responsible for the guests baggage and that
hat term includes articles for and convenience on
The Journey but not merchandise and other yaluables
uch silver knives, and forks and spoons. In New
ork it was held that watch, pencilcase and twenty
i've dollars in money, lost by guest at hotel were
lot to be regarded as baggage, within the meaning of
he New York statute.
But where guest had been put in room with
elbow ledger against his circumstances whereby the
PRECAUTIONS Of locking his door, ETC., required by the
tatute became mpracticable unavailable, the inn
eeper held responsible, and his negligence was
eld to be sufficiently shown by the loss of the goods
rom the under the circumstances. The true rule
pon this subject it asserted seems to be that the
esponsbility OF the innkeeper extends to all the
money and goods which the exigencies of the tray
ler's business require him to carry with him, and