The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-29
miscellaneous Items.


Miscellaneous Items
I CUBA.-Donata Marmol General of DiYBiop in thu
Cuban army. has written letter to the President
the Revolutionary Janta at New York giving some
horrible details of the cruetes practced by the Span
ish volunteers and ntimates that the Gubans may be
forced to adopt retaliatory measures.
+ JEFFERSON DAvIs.-This gentleman was honoreG
with quite nm ovation whilst travelling in Scotland
Pity but he could have received some material aid
from these admirers when he stood in such need
I Of it.
The New York Star thinks that Byron collars should
I hereafter have a new name, for if ever mans
choer up Byron's must be about these times"
The first chapter in a Western novel has the follow.
ing: All of sudden the fair girl continued to sit
the sand gazing upon the briny Deep on whose heav
ing bosom the tall ships merrily BY freighted-
j alb who tell with how much of 10y and sorrow
and pine lumber, and emigrants, and hopes and sail
i fish ~
The following estimates have been prepared in the
/ Treasury Department of internal revenue tax colec
tons for the current fiscal year ending June 80 1870
From spirits, S45, DOC, 900; tobacco, cigars and snuff
s30eoOOoo; incomes etc, $50, 600 900; stamps, 81
100000 all other sources, 0,000,O 900; total $167
4 100000.
Josh Billings was asked, ssHow fast does sound
travel?" and his idea is that it depends good deal
upon the noise you are talking about. The sound oil
dnner-horn, for instance, travels half mile in q
second, while invashun to git up in the morning
has been known to be quarters Nv hour goin' up
pair NV stat and then not hey strength left to be
heard"
George w. Sharks is establishing in Florida cotton
factory with an immense number of spindles We
wish spindle Shanks all success. Prentice
$500
church of Scotch minister would not believe be rood
bis sermons So she stationed hersefn the gallery
day. and found to her horror that he had little hook
in he Rible before him And when al tha cIosa Ia
said will pursue the subject no further she cried
out aYe Gamma the napar il oot ~
SCARCITY OF CorroS-The Ranken Knitting Com.
pany, of Troy, NY, held a meeting recently and re-
solved to shut down their mill at Cohoes forthwith on
account OF the scarcity Of cotton The Sandlake mills
New ork have already stopped from the same cause,
and it is said that most If not ell the cotton mills in
the vicinity Will likewise be suspended.
1.-THE blessed man that preached for us last Sunday
said Mrs Partington served the Lord for thirty
vears-irst as circus rider then as locust preacher
and last as an exhauster"
5 bo,rh,a r,n,or {, reoord - tbo ,,.a a;,.s.ou :.
the Avondale mine is contained in dispatch from
Scranton, Pa to the New York Times, which states
that there has long been feud between the Welsh
and Irish miners and the latter have threatened the
former for being active in the late strike and
it is believed that the story is true that the ward par
ttion and brattce in the shaft we're fred purposely
as it was not burned at the bottom but near the top.
man who owes bill in London can now pay it in
four hours by simply going to Wall street and purchas
ing document known as cable transfer" device
porn OF he great Aantc telegraph enterprise, where
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