The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28
Tlre South sgvesterll.
SHREVEPORT:
WEDNESDAY. ............. SEPTEMBER IS, 1876

Tar ESp OF PApAL SOVEREIGNTY make the
following extract from an article in the New York
Herald, in which it s assumed that the fall Of Napo-
leon Caesarism gives the deathblow to the temporal
power of the Pope
One of the most remarkable events in The wonder
full transformation that Europe is undergoing through
the Prussian French is the exnguishment OF Pa
pal sovereignty. The superstrucure OF the temporal
power of the Pope which has existed over thousand
years and which has stood long the shock OF reTo
buttons and falling dynasties, has been overturned
finally by the events of the last few weeks True, its
foundations we're undermined by the great French rev.
olution at the close of the last century, and modern
progress since has shaken it fearfuy but it has been
propped up by the monarchies of Europe from time to
time and within the past few years it has been sup
ported BY the bayonets of the sol dSat modern Char
iemagne-Napoleon the Third. With the fall Of this
aspiring Emperor, this so-called eldest son OF the
Church. the last prop is taken away. The temporal
sovereignty of the Pope and its last supporter have
fallen together.
Whatever NAV be the results of the war in other
spects whatever government may be established in
France transformation take place in other parts OF
Europe Papal secular dominion is at an end. The
French soldiers have left Rome to return to up
hold the Papacy. The Republicans of France, should
they hold the government, certainly will not interfere
with the Italians in their rapid progress toward appro
priatng the Papa territory and uniting all Italy If
by any chance the Orleans dynasty should be restored
that would not make war on 10 replace the
in temporal power. No, not even the Bonapartes
would attempt to undo the work of Italian unity and
to restore the Pope should they by any extraordinary
turn Of the wheel of fortune regain power again in
France. Under no circumstances Or will France
again the defence or restoration of the fallen
Papacy. Austria has cut loose from the Pope. Spain
is too republican to think of interfering and is pow
eress Catholic Germany is too liberal and would not
raise finger for the Pope. OF course none of the
Protestant powers will interfere. In fact, Plus the
NINTH a temporal ruler is without friend more
friendless, perhaps, than even Napoleon.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.--Under the heading " A Rad-
cal Member of the Legislature Suspected of Poisoning
his Concubine" the Rusk Cherokee county Observer,
of the 10TH has the following statement, which the
Jefferson Times repubishes though to which does not
give credence it cannot conceive why if the charge
be true the accused should have been permitted to
proceed his journey at the time, and why he has
not since been arrested. This view of the case is
very reasonable and Just one though the Observer is
a respectable journal and are well satisfied the edi
tor believed in the truth of the statement:
On the 23d Of August last J. W. johnson, Radical
member of the Legislature from Marion county, stop
ped at the house Of Mr. Tankersly, living eight miles
from this place, in company with named Lula
Reynolds. The woman evidently quite SICK and
during the night physician, DR.. Smyrl, sent for,
and after examination declared that she must have
taken poison. She said the only medicine she had
ken had been given her by Johnson and on inspection
of the bottle from which she had taken several Doses
it was pronounced by Dr. Smyrl arsenic and other
mineral poisons. johnson left the house the nett
morning, taking the trunks Of the woman one of
which, she stated contained large amount Of money.
These facts coming to the knowledge of Justice
HOgg he summoned jury of inquest at the house OF
Mr. Tankersly and after careful investigation of the
case returned verdict that the woman came to her
death by poison
We shall give further particulars next week. and
the officers of the law determined to bring the
perpetrator of this heish crime to justice.
After the remarks made by the editor of the Times
written, he received the 2ubjoined card which is
published with expression of the hope that" Mr..
Johnson's vindication may be full and satsfactory
Ny attention has been directed to an editorial in the
Rusk Observer, of the 10th inst, charging with
the murder of Mrs. Lula Reynolds by poison, in the
county of Rusk about the 23d of August. | in
formed that the papers of this city will publish the ed
toral referred to in their issue Of to day. respect
fully ask friend and foe withhold their opinion upon
the matters alleged in the editorial Of the Observer
until my defense to the charge is known. I am pre-
pared to show that the suspicious, which said to
attach to me in connection with the death of the per
son named, are without foundation, and the charge
itself maliciously false. j. W. JOHNSON.
Jefferson, Sept. Is, 1870.