The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-03-09
Miscellaneous Items,

the railroad interests OF the east we see expressed COM
pimentary terms in reference to the feeling Of Gov
Davis towards the people of this portion of the State
He says that the Governor to be endeavoring
to bring about speedy reconstruction aided by Lieut.
Gov. j. W. Flanagan, and Webster Flanagan Senator
from the east.
We trust the Judge will be able to accomplish much
in the way Of railroads. and that he will find plenty to
assist 1t is gratifying to know that Gov. Davis, with
all his political SINS shows disposition to favor the
entire people in matters relating to their special inter-
est and that he does not show that sectional preju
dice too common with Western men,
Henderson Times, %.
The New Orleans Times says: The black judge
elected to the Supreme Bench of South Carolina,
ceved the support of the Democratic members of the
Legislature After honestly but vainy, endeavoring
stem the tide of oppression and degradation sweep
ing over them, the respectable people have at last
to regard the situation in vtue la bagatets air.
and have concluded to aid in preciptang the
of ruin. South Carolina, therefore informed,
will be robed in black from her executive down
to the smallest officer. Negro melodies will awaken
the echoes of her Senate halls and probably the You
dou religion will be established by State enactment
The scientific investigations of the age are wonder
full. Among others, it has been demonstrated that
persons dying from asphyxa, ie strangulaton, have
their teeth injected with red tinge, caused by the
blood being forced in nGnitesimal particles, into the
vascular substance of the bony structure of the TOOTH
who find dead persons in the water for is sometimes
uncertain whether such persons had first been muir
dered and then thrown into the water, whether the
death had been caused by drowning. We have learned
these important facts in conversation with that scien
tfc dentist, Dr. F. H. Knapp, No. l 10 Canal street.
New Orleans Times, 20th
lady living at Marseies was returning from church
on recent Sunday, when she heard steps behind her,
and felt take her hand and draw under his
arm. Turning round, she saw gentleman, elegantly
dressed who quite stranger to her. She tried to
draw away her ARM but the unknown held it firmly,
and said, with an air of the greatest politeness,
" Madame, | a thief, and am closely pursued by
the police. They know that stranger in the
town, and will never suspect if they in the
company of a lady so respectfully connected as you
must be-"
We yesterday had the pleasure of inspecting new
illuminating apparatus just perfected by that sklul
and enterprsing chemist, DR.. Thomas Nicholson, of
this city, which is marvel of cheapness and simplicity.
This invention, when practically applied, will reduce
the price of gas to less than five cents per thousand
cubic feet instead of 81, the price now demanded by
the gas company. Arrangements for paenting the in
vention have already been made.
New Orleans Times, 26th ut.
There is a lot of Bohemians in Washington who
make precarious living by writing speeches for ilt
crate Congressman. They write for any party and on
either side. One related recently, in great glee how
he had prepared speech for an honorable member,
and few days afterwards employed to answer his
owl argument by gentleman in the opposition which
be did with decided success.
The Hartford Times mentions the following extra.
ordinary case:
physician informs that there is in this city
child fifteen months DID, and apparently healthy with
the bladder actually the outside of the abdomen
and turned wrong side out at that Its sex has not
been determined and no one but its mother and the
doctor have seen the maformation.
DR.. Cboate, Superintendent of the Massachusetts
Lunatic Hospital, says that the of insane wo
men over insane men is becoming more and more
marked He attributes it to the fact that more unatic
men die. Men are made insane by physical causes,
while women succumb to subtle moral Influences not
threatening to life, but ntractable.
The Hartford Courant insists that Congress should
vote Mrs Lincoln pension, and declares that if she
an atractiveand popular woman it would have
been done long ago. This is true. A homely woman |
can obtain nothing of Congress- no matter how worthy
she may be, but at the bidding of beautiful "soiled
dove" glittering in silks, laces and diamonds that
same Congress will plumber the people to the extent
of millions TCourier Journal
Gen. Harvey has at last originated the only feasible
way OF effectively ending the Indian outrages and his
policy IS, OF course, directly the of Broad
brlms He proposes to force them all upon one gi-
gantic reservation and to hold them there by military
power. Family disturbances and old tribal feuds will
then gradually decrease the burden until the noble
savage exerminaes himself according to his own
fancy. TN O. Times.
Joseph A. Carpenter, who died at South Pass, ILL.,,
recently left thousand dollars to establish public
ountain in the town, thus removing one very prev
alent excuse for frequenting saloons" Unless this
ouuaia is made to spout whisky, it will not remove
hat very prevalent excuse inch within the next
en years. fExchange
Women who want to vote will be interested to know
hat the following speech, delivered in the Wyoming
legislature, was the cncher that caused the passage
# the act which accords them the right to vote.
member rose and said "D-n it, if you are going
let the niggers and pgtails vote, will ring in the
women too" And they we're Immediately d" rung in"
The New York Tribune DECLARES that for the first
line months of the present administration, the national
ebt was reduced at the rate of little over three dol
ars per second If Gen. Grant is anxious to nav the
atona debt at once let him stop the steaage of his
,arty for two hours and half
Courier Journal
Nashville reporter rapurously asks, "What heart
as not thrilled to the svery silence which succeeds
weet music when the delicate harmonies that had
eased to vibrae on the were repeated, and each
tade of melodous meaning translated to the inner
ense" handorgan was the provocation.
Father Young, Roman Catholic priest of New
ork, preached the other day against the licentious
Illustrated publications of the day. He asked those of
is audience, who would assist him in putting down
his vile literature, to rise, and the whole congrega
ION OF two thousand stood up.
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