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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-13

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October Is the most suitable month
for setting out bulbs for Towering in
Spring. A good collection Of hya-
cinths, tulips, iris, crown imperials,
lilies, narcissus, crocuses, and snow
drops, planted now, will ornament
the flower garden in early Spring, a
season when they are most needed
inconsequence Of theabsence Of other
flowers. The ground for hyacinths,
tulips, ETC., should be we'll prepared,
excasated to the depth of eighteen
inches or more, and the bed filled
with rich, virgin soil, enriched by
leaf.mold and well-rotted barn-yard
manure. The remains Of old bot
beds are suitable for the purpose.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

draft drawn in St. Louis New York bank, for
s6l5, was altered to demand $4,000, and the latter
amount was paid In the settlement the St. Louis
house refused to allow the difference between what
the draft was drawn for and that at which it was paid
Suit brought and the defense set up the gen.
eral rule that the party who pays forged draft must
suffer the loss. The bank admitted the rule but al
legged that the St. Louis house did not adopt sufficient
safeguards to protect its draft from alteration, and
that therefore, it responsible for having furnished
an easy opportunity to allow cheat to be practced
upon the public. The case being submitted on this
question: as to whether the drawers had been sniff
GENTLY guarded in making their draft the verdict was
against them, and judgment for the whole amount
was given in favor of the bank Parties will that
they cannot exercise too much caution in drawing
their drafts, for it is unquesonabe equitable that
those who do business careessly that their neigh
bors are victmized ought to stand the loss.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

BLooDED SrocK.-We are grat6ed to learn that our
enterprising ellow-ctzen, Dr. Joe L. Moore will to-
day take to the Marshall Fair his thorough bred mare
Fannie, and her first colt, Pat Maloy five months old
the l2th and who of the purest blooded ami
mails in this portion of the country. Pat and his
mother will speak for themselves but deem it not
of place to give their pedigree: Fannie sired
by Asteroid, second son of "0id Lexington" Aste-
rod was valued at $50 oo0 Or at least Sir R. A. Alex.
snder, of Kentucky, rendered that amount for
him and refused-so says the Turf Register. Her dam
was full.blooded Grey Eagle. Pat Maloy was sired
by Green-Mountan Morgan, owned by Col L. C, Cause,
of JacksoHport, Arkansas,
The interchangeable Doctor will also take with him a
pair of Cashmere goats said by competent judges to
be the finest in this country. These goats i'm
ported aud brought from South Carolina by Mr.. Peter
Trezcvant, of this place. We hope the judges will
give the Doctor and his stock fais sbow-that is all
he asks
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09
FROM EUROPE.

LONDON, Nov. 5.-There is increasing bitterness al
Bismarck's Sights toward England.
Count de Chalbond is reported in France.
ToURs, Nov. 5.-We have Paris advices to the 1st
Theirs, upon returning to Paris gaze the government
details of his mission.
Owing to the carnage of the war and the resistance
of Paris the four great powers England Russia, Aus
tria and Italy, have to support of the armstce
which will include Paris and the assembling of the
Constituent Assembly.
1t is stated that Jules Favre reteraes that the gov
eminent will not cede territory price of peace.
No fighting around Paris for three days; the forts,
however, have kept up their fire to prevent the
ton of Prussian batteries
Tours Nov 6.-Paris advices to the Sd give no ad
ditonai advices egarding armisce Rochefort has
resigned his position the committee of defence in
consequence of misunderstanding. Since bis resig-
nation Rochefort has not been seen.
The government longer meets at the Hotel de
Vile. Councils are held at private houses
Jolly Ryalt and other chiefs of the national guard
have been arrested A number of battalion command
have been dismissed for participating in disorders
Gen. Clement Thomas has been appointed Com
mander-in-chief of the national guards.
balloon left Paris the evening of the 4th, but
landed the Prnssans that only sack of let
tiers saved. These letters will reach Tours to-
morrow.
LONDON, Nov 6.-Paris advices to Friday say the
Project of Police had resigned and that Bresson
ceeds.
The Journal Debates announces the weakness of the
government in the presence of disorder.
VERSAILLES, Nov. g., via London.-Thiers has re-
eeived orders from Paris to break off negotiations for
an armistice and leave the Royal headquarters.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

CHEESE AS A "SrAPLE."-Comparatvel few per.
sons not directly interested have any idea of the i'm
portance OF what we may term the cheese crop in this
country Those who have not looked into the subject
will find some rather stunning facts and figures in the
following, taken from the st. Paul (Ainn Press:
Among the profitable staples of Northwestern pro.
ductlon cheese is rapidly taking a prominent place,
The introduction of the factory system of associated
diaries has given an immense impetus to this branch
OF busness-the cheese product of the country bay
ing increased, according the report of the Amer
can Darymens Association, from los, 900, 900 pounds
in 1860, to 24O,00o,00o pounds in 1868. And the
singular feature of this rapid development in this in
dnstry IS, that consumption has than kept pace
with even this enormous increase of producton-the
demand exceeding the home supply, in 1868, 7s OoO-
900 pounds, and this without any decrease but with
steady increase in the price. In 1868, the Dairy.
mems Association report the number of butter and
cheese factories in the United States as follows:
New York, $50; Ohio, To- Illinois, IS; Vermont,
70 and in Wisconsin, Shaking total of 1872.
But Wisconsin, which, two years ago, only had
eight cheese factories has sixty-two, with 10 8O7
COWS attached, producing over 100000 pounds Of
cheese, which, at fourteen cents per pound would be
over 100000. Quite number Of cheese factories
have been established in Minnesota, and large adj
dltlonal number are in course of being started
Commissioner Wells estimated the dairy product ~
the United States last year as worth $4,000 600
which IS more than the value of the whole wheat
CROP the hay crop, the cotton CROP and very
y equal to that of the crop
The value of the wheat crop in 1869 YVES sS75 o0o
ooo nay ,Oo0 600; cotton, 1903 900 600. corn
s4ao,ooo,ooO, and dairy products, $500, 0oo, 900.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

GEN. A. ?. HILL.--If the wandering death-bed ut
terances of the two great Confederate chieftains,
Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, may be con-
sidered as final upon the matter, then the late Con-
federate General A. P. HILL who lost hs life at the
closing battle of the must be accepted by history
as the most trusted coadjutcr of these eminent
marders. In his dying moments Jackson exclaimed,
Send A. P. Hill to the 'front.'" Upon his death bed
at Lexington, General Lee the telegraph states his
mind reverting to the bloody events of the war; once
ordered his tent to be struck and another time de-
sired Hill TO be sent for.n Thus does it appear that
in the supreme of the closing hours of these
great men upon whose shoulders rested the heaviest
burdens of the war upon the side Of the tonederacy
came the utterances, born of delirium but more SOL
emn for that reason, that stamps General A. P Hill
Is man whose presence to be desired and whose
fidelity was assured No higher compliment could
be paid to his memory than these parting words of
Lee and Jackson. World.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Robeson, Forney and the
President were in conference to-day. The visit re-
suited in order to retake tie census of Philadelphia
1t had no bearing on the English mission or the
postmaster.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-Absolute official announce.
ment of an armistice is still wanted
The Herad's special from London to-day saws he
has reason to believe that an armistice will be con.
Guided
WASHINGTON, Nov. Baron Geralt, the North
German minister here, has advices that negotiations
Tor an armstice had been broken
The press dispatches that Theirs had been recalled
to Paris are officially confirmed and the continuance OF
certain
Two artillery companies left Fort Trumbull ON Sat.
urday for New York.
WASHINGTON, Nov The steamer Lipsic took a
force OF marines to Norfolk for the preservation Of
order tomorrow.
senator Morrill, Is improving decidedly.
Ueaiefs In leaf tobacco unauthorized as such to
buy or sell refused scraps and sweepings in bulk and
can only deal in them under bond as tobaeco dealer
manufacturer.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

GENERAL Co,.-as our readers know, Gen. Cox
late Secretary of the Interior resigned because of d.
rect issue he made with Grant upon the question OF
non-nterference by public officials in the elections of
the people, the selection of public officers with refer.
to their integrity and capacity, the exclusion of
partisan influence and congressional dctation in the
choice of the subordinate agents of the Government
and the prohibition of the practice of assessing those
agents for the purpose of raising money to buy
and promote the success of the party in power. By
accepting his resignation under these circumstances,
the New Orleans Times justly remarks Grant tacity
acknowledges himself pledged to the Infamous system
of runnng the Government exclusively in the inter-
est of party
Gen. Cox is now suggested by portions of the West
as suitable candidate for the next Presidency
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

The excessively genteel editor of the New Orleans
Republican, whom we in fit of ill-temper recently
unjustly sgmatzed as the Munchausen of the Press,
reoices that the gody city of Boston had the honor OF
giving him birth, and yet does not blush to publish
the following paragraph. Indeed, true to his down
east instincts he, doubt in his heart appauds the
act of the physician specimen of sharp practice
deserving of all praise:
PAY or die!' would to be the motto of a
Boston physician, who visited Sunday evening OF
last week, by young who had just been severely
cut in quarrel After dressing the wound and nam
ing his fee, he told by his patient that he could
not pay him till Monday. whereupon the physician cut
the stitches he had taken, and sent the young man
away with his wound open and bleeding.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

TRUTHFUL AND OBEDIENT-The following, which Is
copied from the Chld's Delight ought to be read and
treasured BY every youth in the land:
"Charlie! Chare !" Clear and sweet as note
struck from silver bell the voice ripped over the
common.
'sTat's mother" cried one of the boys, and he ID
stanty threw down his bat and picked up bis jacket
and cap.
"Don't go yeti" " Have it out " Finish TINS
game" "Try it again!"' cried the players IN noisy
chorus
81 must go-right off-this minute. told her
I'd come whenever she called y
make believe you didn't hear" they all exclaimed.
CO But did hear" .@
''She won't know you did"
"But know it, and"
"Let him CO." said bystander. " You can't do
anything with him. He's tied to his mothers apron
strings"
"That's go" said Charlie "and its what every BOY
ought to be tied to, and in a hard knot too
But wouldn't be such baby as to run the nfiil-
ute she called said one.
81 don't call it babysh to keep ones word to his
mother" answered the obedient boy, beautiful ight
glowing in his light blue eye. call that manly )
and the boy who don't keep bis word to her will never
keep it to any else, you see II ne does !! ana ne
hurried away to his cottage home. Thirty years have
passed since those boys played on the common
Charles Gray is prosperous business man IN
that great city and his mercantile friends say OF him
that " his word is as good as his bond" We asked
HIM once how he acquired such reputation.
Il never broke my word when boy, no matter
how great the temptation and the habit formed then
has clnng to me through life
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09
FROM EUROPE.

Tours, Nov. 1.-THE Moniteur says as Prussia
would consent neither to revietualing Paris allow
Alsace or Lorraine to vote, Prussia assumes the re
sponsibllty for the continuance of the Prussia
not France, has refused the armistice
All journals denonnce Bismarck, who pretending te
negotiate for peace, gained time and wit6fkd often
sVe operations of the army of the Loire
The postal department is organizing pigeon mail
service.
Severe measures to enforce discipline have had the
best effect on the army
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The French government has or
dered the arrest of BaZane and staff wherever found
The troops in Paris have been divided into three
armies one of which will be called the Garde Selan
tine.
A Prussian dispatch from Versailles reports that
Theirs has positively declined to conclude an armisce
on the basis that if the present state of things continue
tour weeks he had equivalent to offer for the pro-
V'stonng OF Paris, which consequently could not be
conceded.
MADRID Nov. Mime thousand troops are preDar.
ing to leave for Cuba.
LONDON, Nov. 8.-Bismarck thus explains the rup.
ture IN regard to the armistiee negotiations: The
French government declared its inability to accent of
an armlstce statu quo. Bismarck then proposed that
the French the time for holding an election the
Germans promising free election in the territory
occupied Theirs withdrew TO the outposts to consult
Favre and Trochu, and returned without power to ae
cept the Prussian proposition
The King has issued an order forbidding egress OF
lngresS Five passengers just captured are to be tried
by court martial
The Times this morning has reason to believe that
the bombardment will not begin for two weeks, the
King being reluctant TO destroy so grand city and il
giving the French every chance to negotiate peace
The French fortress Belfort Invested on the 3D.
BERLIN, Nov. S,-All papers here, official and 9th.
erwise, say that the responsibility of the impending
destruction OF Paris Is upon the French.
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The Cincinnati Commercial of the 2lst speaks as
follows Of the trial of the California steam pillow:

On the arrival of the special train about o'clock
the machine, which had already been fired up and steam
started, at put to test in the tough sod of
the Fair Ground which has been packed and tramped
for years by thousands of equine bovine and human
feet. The grass matted and close, and good
judges asserted that the best twohorse team and pillow
in the country would not be capable of breaking up
yet this machine, run by steam made rapid Roadway,
with guage of six feet and provided with three arms
of cutters containing twelve knives, about eight feet
long. These arms made rapid revolutions tore up
the sod in the most wonderful manner, and puverized
the soil as fine the best harrow. The pillow went
over part of the ground twice. and in the second round
Buckeye grain drill was attached, and drilled oats,
covering the grain finely, and to the satisfaction of
the spectators. The ground puverized so finely,
even in this tough sod, that the drill was followed
with the greatest ease and distributed the grain with
out choking.
The rate Of speed that the pillow attained with three
arms of cutters, in guage of six feet the first
round, was about two feet per second, hundred
and twenty feet per minute. In guage of ten feet,
with all the cutters (ve in use, 25 be cut
in one hour. The test yesterday was of six foot
guage cutting from four to six inches deep, and the
machine tore up and puverized at the rate Of 1923
acres in hour. The pows said to be capable of
doing the work of ten ordinary pows and pulverzing
the soil like harrow as it tears it up.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

4 New York correspondent of Chicago paper says
Never in the history of New York has anything been
known like the present extravaganza in dress equip
age, and entertainments. The popular daughter Of an
ex collector married last week. the fortunate re-
cipent of gifts valued, at the lowest estimate at $780,
000 A countryseat on the Hudson, thoroughly fur
nshed carriages and horses; check for $4,000; a
rivere of solitaire diamonds and cofee-pot OF solid
gold for which the donors paid $4,000, were among
the most expensive presents while jewels, laces and
articles of vertu are said to have poured in until
there was no room for more. point-lace vail and
founce, ranging from $500 to $780, have come to be
regarded as quite indispensable accompaniment to
the marriage ceremony and wedding ring. Importers
look purchasers straight in the eye and without the
aintest suspicion of blush, ask $500 for black silk
costume that would scarcely attract more than pass
ing glance and for which 500 would be ample COM
pensa.ion All fine articles Of French jewelry-the
pretty limitations of gold pearl enamel, and gem ol-
outerie; eweled, carved and painted fans are gong
up at an alarming rate, and told no more are
attainable at any price Kid gloves have advanced
more rapidly than any other article in the line OF nee
essities Juglss, Jouvins, Alexander's and Burtlns
two and three button gloves eagerly bought up at
81 rs and So 25 per pair 1t is generally conceded
that not single firm in New York furnish COM
plete Stewards glove counters on almost
any morning. would afford study for the pencil of
Hogarth No roulette table was surrounded by
eager excited rapacious faces than those that
cluster about the glove stands in fashionable stores.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

The Sherman (Te1as) Courier advises the planter:
to hold back their cotton for better market This
may or may not be judicious advice. For ourselves
we doubt the policy. The bulk of the crop must &C
forward some time and when it does the glut i:
very liable force down prices and thus the planter
loses interest on his money and the extra expense in
cured by holding-that is if it is in warehouses
This policy of holding back has been, at least par
tally tried in years past but so far as we could judge
it had no perceptibe effect on the market We mere
ly make this suggestion without offering any advice III
the premises.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

REPLANTING TEETH.-A new feature in dentistry is
recorded in the Transactions of the Chronological So
ciety of London. 1t consists in the repantaton OIL
teeth which have been extracted. In other words, il
has been found that in cases of inflammation about
the roots of tooth, the latter may be taken out
scraped and cleaned renserted and made to do duty
again. The method of procedure is to remove the
diseased tooth, clean out its cavities, filling them up
after cleansing with carbolc acid, with cotton wool
mpregnated with the same next to scrape the fangs
but preserving the mucous membrane about the neck
and after bathing in solution of carbolic acid, return
to its place. The London Lancet says speaking Of the
process Mr. Lyons carried this out in fourteen
for Mr. Coleman, in the of bicuspds and aaaiars
no mechanical appliances being sed to keep thEeeth
supported until they had become firm"
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

We have good reason to believe that company has
been organized in New York with the financial ability
and the determination to build Pacific railroad on the
32d parallel, and some probably oVersangune, PEG.
Pile believe that the road will, be completed within
three years The chances very largely in favor Of
the lines running directly through Shreveport If John
Ray and company refuse to sell out that portion Of
road already built from Vicksburg Monroe, on rea.
sonabe terms, the new company will be apt to lay
another track along side.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-By reference to a
notice of the Superintendent in this paper, it will be
seen that the to to Longvew by the 18th
of this month. Merchants and shippers will also find
BY reference to this notice, that the Company will
give bills of ladng to deliver cotton, etc. from any
point the road in New Orleans, free of charge for
commission and storage at Shreveport and will re-
cognize through bills of lading from New Orleans.
Goods to secure this advantage must be shipped to
the care of the Railroad Company. This is an i'm
portant announcement, and we suppose business men
will avail themselves of the advantages offered.
TYLER Reporter
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-09

THE CAUSE OF GEN. LEES DEATR-The Fredercks-
burg Herald says:
We have been permitted to copy the following ex
tract from private letter from Dr. II. T. Barton Gen
Lees attending physician. to his brother, Judge W. S.
Barton of this city:
LEXINGTON, Oct. 13, 1870.
Nh Dear Brother-I have been so engaged for two
weeks with our general that have been compelled
to leave many other matters unattended to. As the
papers have contained very inaccurate accounts of his
case, and you will desire to hear specially from me-
our opinion will state it in few words.
He had but partially recovered from his rheumatism
affecting the muscles of his arms, back and chest
chiefly, and in 1853, and about year ago attacking
the pericardium, the containing the heart but
never the heart ITSELF whose regular rhythmca beat
has been maintained whenever examined by US. After
very fatigung day at college, he attended an impor
tant meeting of the vestry, and detained for sew
eral hours, but gave evidence of being unwell. As
he walked into his diningroom, where they wait
ing for him. he took his seat and discovered to
have lost his speech.
I was summoned at once, and found his pulse weak
with cold extremities, etc. Commenced the use OF
medicines once and sent for DR.. Madison, who con-
tnued to attend him with me to the end. He was in a
short time able to speak little, sometimes in senten-
ces but generally only in reply to questions He
manned thus disposed to doze for most of the attack;
could be easily aroused, and almost to the very last
seemed to understand all that said to him, and re-
responded by Words or Signs without any great aepfes
sion. He evidently neither expected nor desired to re-
cover improving almost steadily till last Sunday,
he began to retrograde and Monday evening" the 10th
inst alarming symptoms set in, and we had little hopes
after that time We consider his proracted grief at the
condition Of his country and the continued suppression
of his strong feeling the chief remote causes, and ex-
cessive fatigue and mental application the immediate
cause of congestion of the veins of the brain; and
though not producing apoplexy, of which there was
no evidence (he moving every muscle almost to the
last hour this congestion caused most serious loss of
nervous power and resulted in lesion of the substance
of the brain ITSELF Our whole people are more par
ayzed than be was | never witnessed aught like it..
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The Hon. Henry Buck, of South Carolina, who
died at Saratoga last week, was formerly one Of the
largest planters in the South, and it his plantation
which was described at length in Edmund Krke's
Among the Pines" He was born in Maine in 1900,
but went to South Carolina when young man, where
he founded the town Of Bucksville, on the Waccamaw
river, and accumulated very large fortune, owning
over five hundred slaves at the breaking out of the
rebellion" At the time of his death he the most
prominent of the five Democratic members of the
South Carolina Senate.