The south-western., 1870-09-21
Editorial Breyities.

The census returns give New Orleans proper pop
ulaton of ITS 1928; Jefferson City lo,s6o. In 1860
the total was l73,7S2
The Southern planters are going to make an effort
to coonize English sparrows in the cotton growing
sections of the country.
The State Senatorial convention which was held at
Minden on the l5th unanimously nominated Mr.. S. NJ
Thomas as a candidate for the Senate.
1t is announced that cataract has been lately dis
covered in Africa which completely dwarfs Niagara.
We fancy that cataract is all in our eye.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the S0th nit, notices
the departure of fifty carpenters from MaysVe, Ken
lucky en- route for the Red River country, to follow
their trade.
The Mansfield Reporter says effort will be made
at the next session of the Legislature to have
new parish formed from portions of Desoo, Bienvile
and Natchitoches.
Our readers will pardon for again and again urg-
ing upon them the Importance of registering. They
will surely accomplish their disfranchisement
by failing to do so.
We at first supposed that the hail storm which visit
ed "the region round about" on Thursday morning,
was rather small affair, but have since learned that
very considerable damage done to the cotton.
We learn that the Radicals here have made the fol-
lowing nominations: For the legislature, Bill Harper
and s. r. Smothers, colored, and G.. W. Keeting; for
sheriff, NJ Fenwck, and for Parish Judge Jonas Rob-
eson.
The Germans say the French were so sure of victory
at the opening of the campaign that they made no
rangements to their baggage in of retreat,
hence they compelled to abandon it in great
quantities.
A friend vastly amused the other day by over
hearing freedman remark to another that he (our
friend) was i" the best slow pay in town" Query
Did the darkey intend it compliment, and if so,
what kind of one?
We are gratiied to learn from the Harrison Flag
that Capt. R. Fl. Martin, weknown on Red River,
from source to mouth, has been appointed mayor OF
Marshall Our only regret is that the Office is not q
more lucrative one.
Recent letters from Sedan that INSTRUMENTATION
in the French army before the surrender great
that the lives of its officers in danger, and the
Emperor was nsulted and capitulation necessary
to his personal safety.
The value of the French crown inels, said to have
been secretly sent to London the of Rothschd
in 177l was estimated at 100000 francs, and the
celebrated Regent diamond at l2,0OOOO0. Their
present value is treble that.
The Associated Press reporter ia sharp fellow fire.
quently sends US notices of the nomination of alder
in small towns in the West, but failed to telegraph
so unmportant an item the nominations Of the re
cent Democratic State Convention.
There is nothing easy of accomplishment thai
-ofe
this phase Of human nature explains the facility will
which such papers as the New Orleans Republican fal
into the of believing that there could possib
exist any honesty in themselves or their party.
The New York Commercial Bulletin says: 9Th
new Republic of France has the best wishes of tn
Republic of America but we much fear the rul
of visionares, egotsts and demagogues, that we ca
imagine the possibility of the French being willing
receive back Napoleon III for the sake of stability.
Prussian soldiers praise the bravery of the Frenc
highly. They relate that company of troops of tn
line-not the fantastical windy Turcos-were reduce
to fifteen at the battle of Wesenburg, and whe
asked to surrender replied with volley into the Ger
man ranks. The next moment saw every man of this
heroic band stretched bleeding to the ground
While rendering our Acknowledgements to our &C
temporary of the Clarksve Standard, for bis compl
mentary notice of this paper would correcta sligf
error into which he has fallen. Col Fl j. G. Battle
now associated with Dr. Lacy in the Gazette Of whc
paper he was for number of years editor and pre-
prietor, was never editor Of .he Southwestern.
The New Orleans Times special from the Salt LAX
controversaiss represented Orson Pratt being rut
bed down with opodeldoc and curry.combs by his 81
wives, while brass band played " Shoe Fly" unde
his window; and Newman, stretched out ladde
in front of the Salt Lake Hotel, having his back
bone filed down and his riveted back by Gentil
blacksmith.
The Chicago Republican, in commenting on the lat
disastrous fire in that city, says that the confagratio
settled the verdict of popular opinion against the fu
ther construction of Mensard roofs. They are gene
ally filed with combustible matter catch fire easily
burn readily, and falling in, bury the stories below
in such sea of fire that it is impossible to extnguis
it. Besides, they are usually so high that they b.
yond the reach of the eng ines.
Some one protesting to know assumes that Napoleo
precpitated to up frauds that had been prat
tced by his orders upon the military service of France
1t is asserted that immense sums were required for
private purse, wherewith to buy friends and in orde
to supply these means the military fund was apprt
prated and the fraud concealed by false returns Th
theory is that the only way to avoid exposure was
the confusion incident to war. This story is MOI
than problematical.
A correspondent from the seat of war writes th
the in which the French skirmishers are igh
ing is the same that of 1859, which occasioned
much needless cruelty. The have manner of throw
ing themselves on the ground and then shammin
death. When hostile skirmisher passes them the
jump up behind and plunge knife or short sword
his back. The Austrian skirmishers in Italy tried
foil this trick by pungng their bayonet into ever
body they across thus causing great suffering
the poor wounded.
The New York Tribune says, the Republican part,
North, cannot afford to shoulder the nquities of tn
Louisiana Legislature Greeley, unlike his carpet ba
representatives, South, has regard to public de
cency He at least is ashamed of theurpude of bod
whose immaculate but peculiar integrity is the prid
of his confrere of the New Orleans Republican. Tha
pair of apples swim together beautifully. And rgh
here we would suggest that it is passing strange tina
Southern men, with some pretensons to decency ar
amiable enough lis that good word p to tolerate
party at the South whose Northern allies scorn as un
for association with gentlemen. Is there not sligh