The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-14
Editorial Breyities.

The Chinese washerwomen charge three dollars
hundred
Brigham Young has twentyfour manageable
daughters in the, market.
The Chinese in Alabama have had their first taste of
watermelon, and pronounce it "muchee goodee."
The Claiborne Advocate represents the boll-worms
very destructive upon the cotton in that parish.
1t is said that it takes men nearly year, work
ing steadily, to finish handsome eamets hair shawl
The State GeoIogst of Ohio declares that there are
ten thousand square miles of coal deposit in that State
Bishop Early was lying very low at Lynchburg
Virginia. theIs and his death was momentarily ex.
pected.
1t is seriously suggested in England that plebscite
ought to be taken whether Queen Victoria should or
should not be set aside.
A Minnesota census-taker is said to have been ac.
commodating enough wait four hours for lady who
wished to report twins
swimming match open only to one-Iegged con-
testants, of the features of recent soldiers
picnic in Pennsylvania.
| The head boy of Georgia coored spelling school
is nine years old and the ignorant urchin who stands
at the foot is registered as forty
| Nearly 1900 volumes of 1000 pages each will be re.
| quired enter the names returned by the census
marshals throughout the country.
Brazil advices say the coffee crop will amount to
fully 100000 bags-a greater crop than ever before
raised, and generally of better quality
The Columbia, South Carolina, Phoenix is informed
by planter from the lower part of Rchland District
that the caterpillar has taken entire possession of the
cotton fields in several localities and scarce half crop
will be made
Our latest dispatches state that the Prussan army
has halted at the potent command of Bismarck 1t
would thus that Paris the beautiful, is not to be
marred by desolating cannon, at which civilization
itself would weep
gentleman who has Just returned from II short
trip up the east bank of the river does not give Sc
haterng an account of the Gotten crops as we have
heard from other He says the deficiency is
in the bottom crop.
The last sale of slave in the South OF which We
have authentic account occurred in Virginia Upor
the retreat of Lees army from Petersburg, geD tie
man bartered off Save, after higging, to f
farmer of Augusta county, for one hundred cabbage
plants.
1t ia stated by correspondent Of the Ednburl
Scotsman that at the battle of Forbach the Frenct
soldiers were continually forced to their ramrod
with their chassepots, in order clear the breech
chamber of the case of the cartridge which they cou
not otherwise extract. He thinks this may accoun
for the breaking of many ehassepots during the
treat for some of the men are savagely dissatisfied
with it"
The Mledgeve, Georgia. Recorder suggests til
names of Senators A G. Thurman, of Ohio, and Her
schll Y johnson, of Georgia, for President aud Vice
President of the United States the election in 1875
and the Columbus Sun calls it excellent suggestion
What tonfoolery is this Is there any prospect of til
North permitting the South to have Vice Presden
when it denies to her the right of having her ow
Ward Constables?
0 The New Orleans Republican says the census emu
meration of that city is nearly completed and that
according to the returns the population will be bu
little over 100000 including the annexed terri
tory In 1860 the population Of the city alone ez
ceeded 100000, and it is passing strange that the il
crease has only been 10000 in ten years, when it
remembered that after the surrender both white an
black hocked there in immense numbers.
The directors of the San Antonio State Fair to tax
lady in the State shall send her full length photograp
: in flowing robea and committee will elect the mos
beautiful to whom will be presented lfesze pain
e ing Of herself We had supposed this offer would
confined the white ladies, but infer from psragrap
in the New Orleans Republican that the colored ia
are also included That paper says: We shal! n
commend all our fair Texas readers to at once ST
about getting themselves up in posture and dress &c
the necessary presentment."
The sincerity of the assurance OF Prussia Is to 3
put to the test She declared that war was mad
: against Napoleon and not against France In
working mems society Of Paris now appeals to th
social democracy of Germany, asking withdrawal G
her armies and threatening in of REFUSAL re-en
actment of the scenes of 1913. This appeal, we cor
ceive, will be without avail 1t is not to be expecte
that Prussia will stop midway in her victorious caree
npon an abstract question of sentiment. Unless othe
powers intervene she will be very apt to demand from
France, territorial pecunary reimbursement for tn
expenses of the war. Present appearances would in
dictate determination to dictate terms from Pari
itself.
Fine lunch at the Head House to-day. a
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