The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-07

GuiIptldl pESF4ttcS.
We nominate Napoleon as candidate for the
Spanish throne in case he loses his own.
An exchange says nearly all the French and Prussian
residents of Cincinnati go about with badges under
their eyes.
The death of Fred G. FoIger, ~ho during the var,
member of Fenner's Battery, occurred in New Or
leans on the 25th of August.
Lord Lyons says it was the French people who de.
manded war; and the Emperor and the Ministry we're
obliged to accede
Joshua F. Bell, ESQ, of DanEie, Kentucky, died at
his residence on the 18th inst, aged 50 years. He
was prominent lawyer and politician, and served one
term in Congress from l845 to 1s41.
Decoration day celebrated in Canton, Ohio, By
burying soldier. The irreserent Wit of the New Yori
World SAYS: Whether he specially killed for the
occasion is left in doubt by the local dispatches
A journalist who has been.spending fortnight in
the White Mountains says he has eroyed himself very
much having fallen into six rivers, sprained ankle
skinned his face and neck and broken three ribs the
first nine days.
The colored population Of Jefferson had Fifteenth
Amendment celebration the 25th uItimo, but, ac-
cordng to the Jimplecute, violent demonstration
were made On the contrary the speeches Of some Of
the colored orators somewhat Democratic in
A new market is being erected il New Orleans, to
be called toe Bazaar Market. It IS be devoted
tirely to the sale of dry goods clothing, shoes, hats
crockery, fancy goods-atmost everything but meats
fruits and vegetables The Bazaar is to contain 164
stalls which are to be rented fifty cents per day
The Jinplecute of the Slct says there another
c.
vous. 1t states that shavngs were found concealed
in the drawets of Mr. Schuers former Storehouse aud
fire had beer applied the shaving but fortunately
the would-be incendiary incendiaries closed the
drawers little too ght, and the city escaped by
hairs breadth another distressing devastation by fire
correspondent sends communication on the
subject of tobacco chewing and tobacco splitting,
deprecating the filthy practice prevalent among young
men, as well those of maturer years. of bedanbing
floors and walls with saliva stained with tobacco juice
He says if young men knew the labor it costs their
sweethearts in scrubbng up after them" they would
certainly leave off the vile habit. Our correspondent
is sadly mistaken.
stock obbng piece of rascality was recently prac
ticed in New York which illustrates the moneyed in
fuence of Vanderbilt. dispatch was left at the tel
egraph Office in Troy at late hour with forged 8g
nature to the effect that Vanderbilt had been struck
with paralysis, and dying at Saratoga 1t was trans
mited to New York and created the most intense ex-
citement among the sports of Wall street. and the
volume of business, especially in Hudson and
Central stock and SCRIP, we'll Lake Shore is said
to have been and has not been equalled for
many weeks.
Speaking of what is called the Rusk and Harrison
County Road" the Henderson Times, says that since
the passage of the bill BY the legislature, there has
been much enquiry as TO where it is to start and
where end. The editor learns from the members from
Rusk county that it " starts at Henderson and con
meets with the Southern Pacific at any point in Har
rison county" Friend Dodson calls it good stand
by" and urges the people to proper exhibition of
lberaty and energy in the building Of the road. We
wish them success in the labor, for aside from all
commercial considerations, railroad from Henderson
connecting with Shreveport would afford fire.
quent opportunities of meeting with our clever con-
frere of the Times and, too, would then doubtless
be the recipient of some of those marvellous grapes
upon which he erewhile so feengly commented. As it
is, they are sour grapes to us.
A Chicago dispatch states that at Davenport, Iowa,
a Mrs Keonig drowned her children, aged four and
two years, in bucket of water, and then committed
suicide by jumping into we'll. Her husband ia
ken into custody He stated that about o'clock he
came home and lighted candle, when he his two
children lying dead the floor. He picked them up,
put them on the bed, then went into the yard where
his wife sitting by the well. She told him she
had drowned the children in bucket of water, and
intended to drown herself in the WE'LL and requested
him to do the same. He consented to the PROPOSE |
ton and both jumped into the well, but the depth of
water was not sufficient drown him He then got
out and went down the street TO notify friend of
what had occurred, after which he returned to bis
house and remained there until taken into custody.
Keonig and family came to this country from Germany
only two months since He was a school teacher by
profession, but being unable speak the English Ian
yuage, failed to get employment He had exhausted
all his means