The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-01-12
Miscellaneous Items.

and asked for feline nestnes for lyrical purposes"
Death is the condition of creation, and whilst
endeavor to evadet we avoid ourselves
Why do young ladies whiten their faces? Because
they think the powder will make them go off.
Some lawyers resemble folks who can sleep in any
position it is immateria on which side they lie.
"Brick" Pomeroy's sobriquet was given him in 81,
by Geo. D. Prentice, Of the Louisville Journal.
daughter of Barnum is procuring divorce in In
diana
REcKLEss.-The new postage stamps are perfectly
reckless, they stick at nothing.
The Auburn IN. " prison contains a convict who
has just had legacy of $4,000.
The Legislature Of Tennessee has passed law for
bidding the bringing of Chinese aborers into that State
Gen. Hiram Walbrdge of New York, intends max
ing Richmond, Va, his future home.
Lowell, Boston literary luminary has gotten off
new word " undispriVacied nakeded is just good
"Guendelos," on Pee Dee, S c., 675 acres of prime
rice land with 600 Of upland has been sold for
$4,000. Ten years ago Gov Allson gave S75 900 fort
The Mexican journals don't have any regular sub
scrbers because no man thinks that he will live to get
the worth of his money.
A man at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, while drunk made a
dinner in butcher shop by eating three pounds of
raw steak.
A Cincinnati law court has decided that women may
boots, breeches plug hats, any or all of the
toggery belonging to man. So there.
The Rev. Miss Augusta j. Chaplin preached at Iowa
City, Sunday, from Cor XIV chap So v: "For it is
shame for women to speak in church"
Traupman, tried for the murder Of the Krull family
Paris, has been found guilty and sentenced to
death. He smilngly thanked the court.
The steam cotton mill at Columbus Ga is offered
for sale This does look profitable for manufacture
ing interests in Georgia.
"Wake up here and pay for your lodging" said a
deacon, as he nudged sleepy stranger with conri-
button box.
A Western paper, describing an evening DRESS says
it busts open at the top and foams over How that
for high?
At Des Moines Iowa, it takes the church deacons
all day Monday to paste together the mutilated cur
rency put into the collection plates on Sunday.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Buffalo has been re-
fused admission to the Ecumenical Council, and vii
return home next week.
Mrs A. X. Bailey, edtress of the Decotah (Iowa)
Republican, apologies for the detention of her paper
because of the late arrival of extra "mae."
story is told ola young man who was going West
to open jewery store When asked what capital he
had, be replied " a crowbar"
A New York dispatch of Dec 24th says two young
Southerners were fined by the Hudson City Recorder
on that day Tor cursng President Grant.
The Persian silk crop is total failure, the exports
being limited to 1900 bales against 10000 bales last
year
1t is said that Anna Bishop has sung in nine different
tongues-Engsh French, Italian, Spanish Swedish,
Danish, Russian, Bohemian and German,
Immense droves of cattle are in motion in Kansas
going norhward, the laws of Kansas permitting the
passage of Texas cattle from Dec. 1st to March lst
The Charleston News is elated at the prospect of
Gov Scott being elected to the .. S. Senate It is not
of so much consequence where he goes so he leaves
the State.
Frogs are now in great demand for culinary purposes
in France One dealer in Venice exports them at the
rate of 10000 week. They cost in the French mar
kets Is francs a thousand
The assessment of real and personal property in
all the counties of California for the current fiscal year.
aggregate $258, 846,335, net gain the previous
year of $2l, l05, $50.
A San Francisco woman engaged servant girl to
do the work of family of five persons. There proved
to be average of nine, including visitors, and the
girl sued and got twenty dollars month extra.
fellow in Indiana put end of gun barrel in
the fire and looked down the muzzle see whether it
was loaded. coroners jury decided that his sus-
piciOns were correct.
Eugene is said to have instructed her Chamberlain
to meet Father Hyacinthe his arrival in France and
Paris
Mazzui said the other day, CAS- soon as Bonaparte
is overthrown the whole world will pronounce him
again much of a blockhead as he was generally be-
lieved to be up to the year of 1849."
The Mobile Tribune publishes its legislative proceed
ings under the heading, alabama Mongrel Legisla-
lature." The House CT Representatives is STYLED,
Il The Lower Kennel"
College students have legend of mechanical and
perhaps sleepy person at morning prayers who prayed
that the inefficient may be made efficient the intern
perate temperate, and the industrious dustrious
The Mobile Tribune is most DECIDEDLY opposed to the |
circulation of the new fractional currency on the
ground that it takes two Washington's to make one |
Lincoln
Nineteen national banks have, since the war either
failed or voluntarily retired. Their aggregate circu
laton amounted to 81 664 $50; which, of course, will
be all redeemed.
How could God make woman out of rib, papa ?"
" don't know my child; it was a miracle" ''All
questions you can't answer you call Miracles don't you
papa"
A Cincinnatan who recently had a stone foundation
laid for house refused to pay his workmen A few
nights ago they assembled and silently took down the
walls, leaving not one stone upon another.
dentist trying in vain to extract decayed tooth
from lady mouth, gave up the task with this apology:
- The fact is madam, it is impossible for anything
Dad to come from your mouth"
The Presidential brother-n-law, Gen. Fred. Dent.
las bought it is said, villa on Georgetown Nights for
$4,000. A Radical paper tells US that Dent was a
poor man when he went to the White House
Mrs. Nancy W. Nixon, venerable lady of ninety
wo years, died in Boston recently. She received a
pension for her husbands services as ifer, when
mere lad in the Revolutionary army His father, a
brave officer wounded at Bunker Hill.
The Columbus (Ga) Enquirer calls upon the Demo
ratio members of the State Legislature to retire at
'nce from that body if the expelled negro members
re reseated.
The Empress Eugene had to borrow two hundred
housan francs at Alexandria, she having exhausted
Ter funds at Constantinople where, she presented
plendid diamond rings to all the frstclass wives of
he Sultan.
Nasty has removed from Confederit Y Roads, Ken
ucky, to the Sixth Ward in New York City, saying:
he dove wich Noah sent out come back to the Ark
ecoz the waters kivered the land when the dove found
dry spot it came back more. l am a dove.
little Sabbath school scholar said she couldn't
clip laughing to think how astonshed Goliah mus
ave been when the stone from Davd's sling hit him.
she didn't believe that " such thing ever entered
is head before"
lady in Philadelphia, about to increase the num-
five years, which he would rather have, little .
rother or a little sister, The child looked thoughtful
Or moment, and then replied "W ell, mamma, if it
all the same to you, I'd rather have little dog"
Richmond girl limited to a gentleman that her