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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28
MTSCEI,LANEOIJS

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25.-Severa prominent members OF
the police removed for adhering to the liberal
Republicans.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 25.--In the municipal election the
Democrats carried both branches by 1000.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 25.--Bridge communication COM
menced session of river claim that during
high water the draws are dangerous, and out Of the
channel during lower water.
READING Pa, Sept. pa man sixty years OF age
barkeeper, who says he often served Washington Ma
than has been arrested for completely in the Nathan
murder He gave his name Francis C.sKepling. He
had pawnbroker's ticket for diamonds and jewelry
in bis possession Admitted that he was in few feet
of Nathan when he murdered, and could have put
his finger ON the assassin Said he would make clean
breast of it unless certain party in New York came
down with the stamps. Said he constantly in
respondenee with the party in New York, receiving
letters with enclosures.
NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 25.-The United States steame,
Bib, whose loss at recently rumored has ar
rived safely at Hatters inlet
CINCINNATI Sept. 25.-Great preparations making
to receive Southern merchants at the Industrial Exhi
bition next Thursday Atlanta, Ga, sends forty.
The President OF the Chamber of Commerce will
deliver the reception address.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The British schooner, Billy
Butts left here yesterday, osensibly for Curacoa but
supposed libuster for Cuba. She carried S32 900
worth of war material.
New YORK. Sept. 26.--The steamer, Sarah Fish, OF
Maine, was abandoned in a sinking condition. The crew
brought here by the New Orleans steamer Metrop-
oils.
ted il the Nathan murder, was IN New Jersey when
the murder occurred His arrest caused by an ex
travagant account of his own exploits.
New YORK. Sept. 26-The kilograms special from
Berlin says an approaching alliance between Prussia
and Austria is mentioned. Hungary is opposed
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DELEGATE TO THE CINCINNATI COMMEMORATE
City Council, at its last session, appointed Df' l. T.
Hotcbkiss delegate to the Commercial Convention 10
assemble in Cincinnati on the 9th OF October. A
more udicous appointment could not have been made
for there is no one in this portion of the State who has
taken so much pains familiarize himself with its ca
psces and its wants. He is familiar too, and mainly
from personal observation, with the character of most
of the country through which the contemplated South
ern Pacific Railroad will pass, and has noted the re-
moyal and reformation of the raft and its yearly pro
orass IN the present time We conceive that these
will be the most important questions brought before
the convention, so far as this section Is concerned
The Doctor left on the Monroe stage yesterday.
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Do'NT LIKE THE SoURcE.-We in receipt OF a
small paper entitled Our Dumb Animals, whose mis-
sion is to educate the people up to tender regard tor
dumb brutes-a most commendable mission. Editors
generally are invited to give frequent circulation to
matter upon this subject
No one is more intoerant than ourselves OF that
brutality practced sometimes upon poor helpless AMI
mails Notwithstanding this, we are doubtful OF the
sincerity of the motives of the managers of the paper
in question and for the sufficient that it ema
mates from Boston-the godly city of Boston, where
the pous father beat his little boy to death because he
failed to say his prayers regularly.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

The ELECTION LAw.--Section Is, of the election
laws reads as follows: at shall be unlawful for any
person to carry any gun pistol Bowie knife or other
dangerous weapon, concealed unconcealed, on any
day of election during the hours the polls open
on any day of registration, within distance of one
half mile of any place of registration, revision of
registration; any person violating the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and on conviction shall be punished by fine Of not
less than hundred dollars and by imprisonment in
the parish Jail for not less than month; Provided,
that the provisions of this section shall not apply to
ahy commissioner or officer of the election, Or super
visor or assistant supervisor of registration, police Off
GER other person authorised to preserve the peace
on DAYS of registration or election
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

TIE CRoPs-We have new developments TO
note in regard the crop, except that the caterpars
have stripped most of the plantations of leaves and are
taking to the forest leaves for subsistence The opin
ion OF planters in different localities, and, indeed, in
the same neighborhoods are very conflicting. Some
think that they will not make more than -four hundred
pounds Of seed cotton the acre, while others cacu
late upon eight or ten hundred pounds. The boil
worm represented to be destructive than usual
1t would probably be safe to give an average on the
hills throughout this region of bale to three acres.
The river planters in this immediate neighborhood
give equally conflicting accounts of the condition OF
hair
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

Mosquitoes have made their appearance in several
English cities to the establishment and terror OF the
inhabitants 1t is said that persons leave their
windows open and keep light burning in their cham
bers all night to prevent the dreaded ncursons of the
insects put strange to say, all in vain 1t is conjec
tured, as the seaports first invaded, that the
pests we're imported from America This is regarded
by some as preposerous, they are not long
and suffer fearfuy during voyage" We, how
ever do not consider it improbable as they sometime
live in chamber nearly the whole winter.
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NEW AVID HEAVY STock.-Painy visible from our
Office widow there yesterday piled up in front OF
Kahn Bros store a tremendous pile of goods OF
every description and which were puzzled to know
how room could be found for Upon inquiry we
learned that our friend JULIE the senior partner, had
lust returned from New York with one Of the largest
and best selected stocks the house has ever before
brought on-and that is saying a great deal. The
ladies can now feast their eyes upon the many beauti
full things silks ribbons, and so forth, and SO on with
out money and without price.
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DEATH OF Col. j. B. MARsHALL.-The Memphis
Avalanche notices the killing of Col. James Brney
Marshall by falling from the window of his room,
located in the second story of the old postofce build
ing At what time he fell it was difficult to say, as
his body was found lying in the alley at early hour
in the morning. His right arm was broken aud the
hand considerably mashed if he had put it out tc
break the fall He aged about sixty years. ma
tive of Kentucky, and brother of Gen. Humphrey Mar
shall He was one Of the veterans OF the Press, hav
ing during editorial of some thrtyhve years
been connected with the Louisville City Gazette Co
lumbus (0hio1 Statesman Cincinnati Enquirer, New
Orleans Delta and Pcayune, and the Cairo Daily News
He possessed abilities of high order and superior
education.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

The last boats up brought quite number OF pas
sengers who avoiding the Galveston quarantine.
There seems to have been general stampede from
the city although many of those who left say their
friends told them there no danger They observed
the suspicious fact, however, that the offices OF the
commission merchants were running without the
presence of the heads of the establishments and
inquiry the answer was usually given: " Mr. -- has
gone out OF town with his family"
The hotels here much more than usually full,
though Mr. Brooks Informed confdentially that be
cnuld feed q thousand.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

has the following comment upon paragraph copied
from this paper in reference to the sale in Virginia OF
slave for one hundred cabbage plants, upon the re-
treat of Gen. Lees army from Petersburg, which was
considered the !" last sale of slave"
little mistake about that-the last sale of a negro
for valuable consideration, far history shows,
was that of muaato girl by VIM Cox to VIM. Benson,
residents of this place at the time The sale was made
several days after the surrender of the Trans Misss-
sippi Departmentthe consideration i've bales OF cot
ton Benson held this negro three days, Cox his cot
ton little longer. Both gobbled up by govern
ment officials Cox, however, held out for his cotton,
and in the general confusion found himself in Jail at
Shreveport for very short time He was released
and, if recollection serves us correctly, saved bis
cotton and sold ii at handsome price.
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CAN PARIS WITHSTAND A SIEGE ?-There is great
diversity of opinion between those protesting to know
upon this question. A correspondent of the New York
Herald says that great deal of unnecessary sorrow
being expressed at the prospect of Prussan shells bat
ering down the splendid edifces of Paris. He assumes
that unless the besiegers bring with them six hundred
FOUNDER guns which he does not believe, they will
not be able to construct batteries enough to the
outer orresses to throw shells into the Tuilleries.
Furthermore to surround the walls of Paris would re-
ouire much larger army than the Prussians now
have. Five hundred thousand men may do it, but
half that number cannot. They may occupy all the
avenues of approach but each force of occupation
would be so far from the others that by rapid massing
the French would stand fair chance of thrasbng the
besiegers in detail.
Per contra, the Paris correspondent of the London
Times thus writes:
1t is ridiculous to suppose that Paris will ever stand
a siege To say nothing of the mpossibility OF pro-
vsionng it for any length of time chow are stores to
be laid in for two millions of people when it took so
long to collect supplies for army of 100000 men ??
how long do you suppose the Parisians would endure
siege? As soon the enemy got near enough to
throw shells into the city there would be panic and
camo for surrender and if the authorities resisted
a revolution Would certainly ensue.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

AURORA BoREALIs-A beautiful spectacle was Wis
lille in the northern sky last night at o'clock SONG
of our citizens at first thought it was another fire IN
Jefferson but it proved to be that strangely oeanui
phenomena-the aurora boreaiis. The SKY varied
from deep red to delicate pink which gradually faded
away like poets dream.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

NyE authorized to announce VIM MCINTYRE
w candidate for Justice of the Peace for Ward
No.4 sells
"E authorized to announce D. HENRY DYER
w as candidate for Justice of the Peace for Ward
No. T. sci
ME- are authorized to announce CHARLES H.
w SPlLkER as a candidate for Justice of the
Peace for Ward No. 4, at the ensuing election. lse6
VTE authorized to announce WIN. D. WYLIE
w as candidate for Justice of the Peace for the
Fourth Ward of this Parish, subject to nomination.
should one be made. [se3
"E are authorized to announce S. d. PITTS as
w candidate for Justice of the Peace for Ward
No. a. SEE
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

THE BR1T1sH ARMY.-The London Times shows that
while Great Britain possesses close upon 100000 men,
vet the militia is not half differed, and of its few
officers not half are trained The volunteer officers
have no knowledge but what in spite of difficulties,
they have contrived pick up themselves For nel-
Their force is there anything like staff administration,
commissariat or other supports. The Times here
draws contrast between the British and Prusslan
military service. 1t says that caste the latter were
inferior to the French troops than whom no soldiers
in the world ever fought better, and yet under accom-
pshed officers and with the advantages OF complete
preparation in every particular, these new Prussian
evees were taken into battle, where mastery organ
zation gave them the full advantage of their numer
cal superiority at every point of attack Thus the
French were everywhere outnumbered, and in the END
overpowered.
The preparations of the British army are said to be
far in arrear of such standards, and if the alarm was
sounded in reality the militia would be called out
and they would come, but come without officers and
without as much organization as would enable it to
keep the field.
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Hotel Arrivals.

BROOKS HOUsE.-Tuesday, Sept 27.-H Orion,
Parker W G Corey, Jefferson; L Barrett, B s Lo.
gan, La; W Poland, Texas; r Wright, City,
Bernstein, Robt Jones, La; X Watkins, T W Jones,
Va; G Holland, Texas; II Miles, Memphis; VIVA.
ley and wife, r Miller Ii Burruss, NJ Robertson,
Hill, w Hendricks, Texas; R Straus, Geo Cole, La;
I Keane, J Trask, st Louis; Mrs s A Paythress
ia; w McElroy, La; Little A Sullivan, Ark;
Schuyler, r Fzsimons, La.
BATTLE HOUSE-Tuesday Sept 27.-McCanahan,
City; McGee, Cabb Pate, F Longnier, ID Merrell
Capt. Milton Fenwick
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

STATE NOMINATIONS The State Convention has
nominated for Treasurer and Auditor two of our most
respectable and influential citizens, Messrs Blair and
Jumel They are both and Young men and will
command the full vote Of the Democratic party OF the
State Capt. Jumel is young Creole, the soul OF
honor and a popular and gallant gentleman, against
whom not n word can be said. Mr.. Blair Is a mer-
chant of this city and enjoys the confidence OF the en-
tire community. With such names the Democratic
narty can enter the campaign with every assurance of
srncaes N 0. Bulletin.
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Modern Jews,

We learn from Cincinnati paper that during the
recent controversy in that city, concerning the use OF
the Bible in public schools some interesting facts were
elected touching progressive tendency among the
Jews Bishop Purcell charged the Jews with MAIN
tanning that Jesus vile impostor and therefore
Justly slain by their foreathers." This, Rabbi Wise
fatty denied He has himself preached twenty-three
years in the United States and called upoh his hearers
to testify that he had never preached any such thing
1t appears from his testimony that during the last
fifty years great notifications have gone forward IN
Jewish thoughts and customs Not driven to defend
themselves from Christian prosecutions as IN former
years. they have been insensibly won to Christian
usages-or, at least ways less stify and stuboorny
Jewish The worship in their Synagogues even has
changed in many if not all places. Choirs have been
introduced Nantes and robes have gone out OF USE
The reading and preaching done at the same desk
And an attempt is continual to change the time OF
worship from their holy seventh day, to the unsanctl
fec first day of the heretcal sect of Christians We
believe the "Israelite " advocates this change
They used to stow their women away in a gallery
out of sight, during divine worship. Now they sit
upon the same floor ard have family pews, at least
such is the case here They used to keep their hats
on Teilgiously when they went INTO TIE oyhasoSue,
and indeed, this practice still obtains here But 1t Is
generally recognized fact that there is no religion
in " hats on" or hats of"-and most congregations
have discarded the oriental custom and conform to the
civilized one of not wearing their hats under roof
This, of course, is not true of strataced Jews
There are radicals among them whose whole life
is in the radtons-asis often the with Christians
But everywhere there to be this tendency to lay
less stress upon FORMS and to demand truh-the es-
sence instead of the letter. Probably pride OF race,
more than doctrnal opinion keeps the more advanced
Jews from aliating with the more enlightened Chris
tains The Hebrew is proud of his ancestry Who
has better cause? Through his naton-though com
paratively insignificant regarded the extent OF It's
territorial possessionshis literature, and the noble
lives given by his stock to the world, have come all
the finer, dviner qualities of our civilization.
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Died:

On Saturday evening, September, Gath, Mrs Rosahe
Levy, aged 80 years, wife of Moses Levy.
On the 22d inst at the old family residence in the
neighborhood of Spring Ridge, LUCE HARPER MET
CALF, on her 18th birthday.
Only few days since announced the death of her
brother, Harry Doty Metcaf aged Is years, which
CURED at the place the 18th. Verify Affections
rarely come singy. Both of these children, for
they seemed to us, much beloved by all who knew
them; nor could write more BETTING eulogy than
this simple fact.
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept 25.-Yellow fever deaths for
the "A hours ending Pm. eleven. Natives of
Italy, 5; Germany, 2; Wales 2 France, 1; switzer
land, /.
NEW ORLEANS Sept. 26-The deaths from yellow
sever for the twentyfour hours ending yesterday
Pm. were ten.
The daughter of A. w. Walker aged fourteen years,
was instantly killed by falling from the gallery Of the
raSid
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

The whole number of Union soldiers buried in ma
tona cemeteries, whose and places are known,
is about 900. The twenty fifth volume OF the
Roll of Honor about to be issued. contains nearly
% OOO and several more volumes will be required to
contain the whole number
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

The New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vieksburg rail-
way is reported to be in promising condition by Maj
General Bates its chief manager and superintendent
who has just returned from New York WORK on the
Alexandria branch is rapidly progressing, and on the
section between Baton Rouge and Clinton will shortly
be commenced. Times, 18th.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

Rev W. Z. Marshall, senior editor OF the Ie2as
Farmer. nublished at Henderson, Texas, has been
travelling extensively through Eastern Texas and re-
that the cotton crops along the route OF his travels
promised greater yield at this time of the year
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28
B Y TELEG E A 2 III
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
For the Sou1h-W ester

LONDON, Sept. 26, evening-Consos e25. Bonds
90b.
New York, Sept. %, eyenins.-Gold closed strong,
LONDON Sept 27, noon.-consols opened at s25.
Bonds 904.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. n, noon.--Cotton opened fat :;
upands and Orleans I'D.
New YORK. Sept. 81 Cotton-uplands III
and Orleans 1Sc.; sales 600 bales. Gold 1131 Money
4@5 Pet Sterling-ong 1893 and short 1lO5.
New ORLEANS Sept 27-Flour dull supertine
81 80 double extra IS l21 and treble extra IS 30.
Corn lower; mixed 70 and white 75c. Oats 52@53c.
Bran s74@90c. Hay lower; prime $50 90. Pork
mess held at s26. Whisky lower; rectifed S5@95c
Others unchanged. Cotton active, but lower; sales
$500 bales; market unsettled; sales both above and
below quotations; good ordinary ls1@l4, low mid
ding l44@l5 and middling l54@l5fc receipts Z Is
bales. Sterling l24@l24&. Sight exchange 4iPet
premium. Gold 1874
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 81, evening.-Cotton heavy; up
lands and Orleans Old; sales 5000 bales, of which
for speculation and export 1000.
New YORK, Sept. ~, evening -Money easy at 4@
549ct. Gold l13s@ll3a. Cotton unsettled; sale
24o0 bales; uplands l74@l73c.
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Tsr EsrERpR1sE.-This fine boat having been com
petely overhauled rates number one' anu uhuef
of Capt Charley Thorn and Purser Ed "FoSe' WI"
give passengers pleasant trip to the city. Leaves
Dromptly at IL AN.
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IMPORTANT ALLIANCE REPoRrED.-A special to the
New York World, dated London, 17th says there was
great excitement in diplomatic circles over report Of
an alliance between Austria, Italy and Russia, with
view TO the division of the Turkish Empire the annex
alton of Prussan Poland by Russia, the annexation Of
Prnssian sesia by Austria, and the surrender of the
Italian Tyrol by Italy 1t is believed" says the dis
patch, that Europe is the eve of complication
more formidable and extensive than was dreamed OF
few weeks ago." And all of which we believe to BIZ
simply sensational If it were not, we are disposed tt
think Prussia would have potent voice in the matter
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

Mr.. Sturgeon, when laying foundation stones, dis
dams the use of the silver trowe unworthy OF true
workman, and with an ordinary implement does guar
ter of all hours hard work. and actually and positively
laws the stone. Exchange
And no Doubt makes botch of it.
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FROM WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Agents and editors will
please report the first frost in their several localities
without fail
Admiral Porter asks to be relieved from the navy
department on account of failing health.
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JUMPED OvERBoARD.-On the up trip of the Era
No. 9, when opposite Berlin's plantation, below Al
exandria, at about p. M, Major Evans of Marshall
Texas, jumped overheard and was drowned. He was
supposed to be in state of aelirium tremens. The
boat backed down. and, although he was seen several
times the officers failed to rescue him or to recover
,ha bod
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

The Supreme Court of Texas have assigned three
weeks, commencing on the 18th Of December, 1870,
for the hearing Of causes from the Sixth Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts The law
yers and tgants will take notice and govern them
selves accordingly. Harrison Flag.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

On Thursday night last Dr. W. NJ. Swan shot man
by the name of Mulrooney in Bellevue. We cannot
give particulars and will only say, are informed
that MuIrooney shot in the face or forehead, but
the ball failed to penetrate directly and so there is
some hope of his recovery. Indeed, one gentleman
spoke though there little danger of fatal ter
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-09-28

The opposition stages running to Monroe colided, on
Sunday forenoon near the of Texas and Spring
streets The opposition vehicle was knocked into
cooked hat and baggage, passengers and driver pre-
cpitsted in heap The driver was somewhat bruised
and the baggage slightly smasbed-all the result of a
lsudable ambition to be first at the Brooks House.
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CADDo PARISH JEFFERSON AND THE FAIR-Under
this head we find the following in the Henderson
Times of the 2lst and graed to see that so much
courtesy is shown Caddo parish and to Shreveport
though we very much fear that our citizens have not
given this subject sufficient attention to enable them
to contribute materially to the exhibition
We requested By the Secretary of the East Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical Association to say that
the resolutions adopted at the last Fair that, to ar
tices for exhibition and premiums, as well as to prvi
leges to ALL Caddo parish, La, be considered
as part of the State of Texas.
This is as it should be- and doubtless this fourishing
city of sister State we'll as its parish will respond
with many interesting articles. We look for her cot
ton men also. Of course expect thriving city
of Jefferson take interest in matter in which
she is interested.
Recollect the Fair commences the 4th of Octo-
Der next at Henderson
VIII our contemporaries of jefferson and Shreveport
please notice this?